Summary Says that the government is focusing on overcoming energy crisis on priority basis.
SIALKOT (Online): Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that utmost efforts were being made to complete power generation projects at the earliest.
Referring to drive against electricity and gas pilferage‚ he said it would be further accelerated across the country.
The Minister said impact of this drive against the electricity and gas theft would help increase the revenue of WAPDA and Sui Gas considerably.
Khawaja Asif said under the drive‚ special steps are being taken to unearth the employees of WAPDA and Sui gas involved in this malpractice. He said the government would take stern action against the persons involved in mal-practice and causing loss to national exchequer just for their personal gains.
He said a large number of tampered electricity and gas meters were detected during the drive and several members of mafia were arrested.
