Summary Supreme Court has ordered the Chairman NAPRA to submit report on cost management of electricity.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that national assets and installations can’t be handed over to investors for mercantile purposes. The country is facing dire energy crisis while generation of power has been halted for vested interests of a few people.
A three-member headed by the Chief Justice resumed hearing of Lakhra Power Project case and while passing his remarks said that this aforesaid case has been pending since six years without any justification.
The country is passing from sensitive phase of history, facing dire energy crisis while at the same time power generation have been stopped just for interests of a few capitalists.
He added that country’s assets and installations are national property which can’t be used for the interest of any of capitalist or investor.
He contended that price of everything is going up with hike of petroleum products while masses are bound to purchase electricity at the cost of Rs 18 per unit; that is clear cut exploitation of the masses who already are living lives under the line of poverty set by the United Nations.
The Chief Justice also rejected the petition of NAPRA filed for further delay of the case, with the direction to submit detailed and comprehensive report of cost management on electricity.
