Karachi situation: Nepra told to serve notice on KESC management, says Qamar

The federal government has taken serious notice of the situation in Karachi due to stand-off between the management of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) and the labour Union.
"We have taken serious notice of the unpleasant situation in Karachi and directed National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to serve a notice against Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) and take action against it for not supplying electricity to the consumers by citing a clash with the union," Naveed Qamar, Minister for Petroleum, stated on Saturday.
"I believe that the viewpoint of KESC management is not truthful, and suspension of power supply in many areas of Karachi for several days cannot be justified," Qamar added. The Minister said that the government could also exercise other options, but added that Islamabad has decided to use regular power of Nepra, against the power entity.