He said this while talking to a delegation of PESCO officials led by XEN Jamaluddin Dawar here Monday.

The delegation apprised the DPO about the power shortfall in the country primarily due to gap between supply and demand.

Moreover, they added that the power outages were caused by illegal use of electricity besides the consumers do not clear their outstanding dues.

The DPO assured all out support and cooperation on his behalf to the power company saying that the police would assist the company in netting power stealers.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011