Power crisis: Punjab govt is biggest defaulter, says Imran
Speaking during a protest rally in Faisalabad on Wednesday, Imran said that the Punjab government has not paid bills worth billions of rupees.
He further questioned PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif for the amount of money his textile mill owes to power companies.
Criticising the provincial government’s performance during the last four years, Imran said the Nawaz should realise that he will not get another chance again.
Bashing the ruling leaders, the PTI chief said that his party will 'bowl out' both President Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz off a single delivery. “We will wipe them out of the Pakistani politics forever,” he said.
Highlighting the monumental rise in inflation, particularly in electricity prices, Imran said he will lead a protest to Islamabad.
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PML-N Vs PTI x PPP+ANP+PML-Q+MQM= Zardari The President Until 2018...
They Have Majority in Senate already...
Any single vote to PTI will favour PPP+ANP+PML-Q+MQM electoral alliance....
Don't waste any single vote to PTI....other-wise nothing but regret will follow....
@Muzammil: and when was the eighteenth amendment passed??????
my vote is for imran no doubt, but here his statistics is absolutly wrong i think he need to look in to it again, end of he day he is human he can make mistake
@Saad: What case, there are no cases against PML-N and Sharifs that are active in any courts. They are the darlings of PCO SC judges and CJ. Technically theystill have active cases for corruption and attacking SC while in session. Regards, Mirza
@ NO BS NS dont own Ittefaq Foundries. The case is in court!!!!
This is the biggest lie Imran Khan has said so far. He is just making a foolish statement and i don't know how people are believing him. Punjab Govt. has paid the highest bills. I don't know from where he is coming up with these statistics.
Imran Khan by blaming Punjab for biggest electricity despite they pay the highest bills clearly shows that you are joining other Politicians in blaming everything on Punjab. We pay most of our bills and that is how respect is returned to masses of Punjab? What about tribal regions where recovery is less than 6 percent?
A big Lie
Correct... Punjab Govt defaults in payments to electricity companies worth billions of rupees...
If you dont agree with me..
Read this in today's newspaper...
http://ejang.jang.com.pk/06-27-2012/lahore/pic.asp?picname=1133.gif
Punjab is the biggest defaulter. Karachi Electric Supply Corporation is a private entity unlike WAPDA. It generates a significant portion of the electricity and buys the rest of IPPs. That doesn't happen without payment so your premise about Karachi, regardless of theft, is baseless. Baluchistan doesn't even have electricity. What world are you living in? And the portion that does isn't large enough to eat up any kind of chunk.
Ittefaq Foundries # 4 Government Punjab # 5,6,7 etc http://www.lesco.gov.pk/News&Media/5000071.asp
Punjab is 60% of Pakistan and we couldn't start a single project after 18 amendment. This is really a joke. This show how much our provincial government is serious about our biggest problem.
True, one thing missing from the news, which imran mentioned there is that after 18th amendment provinces can generate their own electricity - which punjab govt didn't ; not a single MW. the consequences are apparent.
@Fahad: janab Shahbaz Sharif is not supposed to stand with people of Punjab , he HAS to SOLVE their problems as he is the so called CM !!!!! Please wake up brothers and Do not give ANY Chance to already Aazmaaye huye people
@Fahad..Shehbaz sharif is in Govt..Why he hasnt been able to produce 1 MW electricity?We dnt need his dramas but what he actually does for the improvement in system
Listen to the full speech and see what IK actually said..he said that Punjab Govt is also responsible for the electricity crisis alongwth federal govt and this is cent percent true...
Imran Khan is totally on board with MQM & PPP to divide the vote bank of PML-N....as the division of Punjab vote bank will be only saviour of Zardari....
@Azhar: So is KP, Baluchistan and SIndh, but PMLn is the one who is raising it's voice the most at the moment and is trying to be a real opposition, so it is them who should be answerable first.... :)
@Saad: @Faraz: These things are to be answered.. I mean Ittefaq foundries is still on Number fourth spot on the top 200 defaulters of LESCO.. Open the following link to verify my claim: http://www.lesco.gov.pk/News&Media/5000071.asp
Wapda failed to collect RS495b in power bills in the last 10 months, most of which defaulted by punjab. IK is right. sad how most of the ppl here try to act smart in comments
PTI have got PML N phobia ... Now PTI supporters will madly re tweet and share the base less allegations... I think Imarn should speak truth and he should be questioned for saying wrong claims ....
BIGGEST LIE. If Punjab is biggest defaulter then what he will say about power theft in KPK, Baluchistan and Karachi
The province which is giving more than 90 percent of the Bills is the Biggest Defaulter in Imran Khan's view and what about the rest of Pakistan who are paying less than 50 percent Bills.??????. Height of Hypocrisy and Personal Enmity against One Province and nothing else.
A small report of ET for Imran Khan's correction that which province is paying the highest amount and who are not paying the bills.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/398357/law-abiding-citizens-only-47-consumers-pay-for-electricity/
Imran Khan was sweating today in Faisalabad heat with his team and supporters protesting against the incompetence of both Punjab & Central Govt. There time is over we have found a true Awaami leader..! Imran Khan Zindabad!
Well where were u 2 months ago Ik. Loadsheddings eye of the storm is gone. Mind you it was shabaz who stood with the people. Ur a decent man y spread false words. Punjab govts electricity debt was 1% of total circular debt and that too has been cleard.
i was expecting this statement from ahmad mukhtar
kudos to ik
Kaptaan zindabad
So now IK will give verdict on things that are already in Courts????( I am talking about Ittefaq foundries )