Senate standing committee orders arrest of KESC CEO

Shahi Syed says corruption worth billions of rupees taking place at KESC.

ISLAMABAD: The Senate standing committee on Water and Power ordered the issuance of an arrest warrant for Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) CEO Tabish Gohar and ordered for him to be presented before the committee by December 3, Express News reported on Thursday.

Tabish Gohar had been invited to an important meeting of the standing committee which was held to analyse production capacity, determine the output produced by KESC, to ascertain the per unit production cost and to obtain the details of the power supplied to it by Wapda, DawnNews reported.

The committee, presided over by Senator Zahid Khan, expressed dissatisfaction when the CEO did not attend the meeting despite the invitation.

Committee member Shahi Syed said that corruption worth billions of rupees was taking place at KESC.

Secretary for Water and Power Nargis Sethi said that the parliament is the supreme institution and the CEO should come as he is answerable to the parliament.

Postponing the protest session, Chairman Zahid Khan issued directives for the arrest warrant to the home secretary Sindh.

The KESC chief, however, maintains that the company is not answerable to anyone since it is a private institution.