Govt-backed bill seeking power theft cognisable offence rejected ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on Monday rejected the government-backed bill... Updated 27 May, 2025 09:30am
Pakistan Crackdown on power theft: DISCO Support Units nab multiple culprits LAHORE: Under the directives of Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, the DISCO Support Units, led by the CEO... Published 26 Apr, 2025 02:57am
Pakistan KE continues crackdown against power theft KARACHI: K-Electric’s campaign against electricity theft and non-payment continues unabated. In a recent operation... Published 25 Apr, 2025 06:05am
Pakistan Discouraging power theft: CII urges scholars, leaders to play active role ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has called upon the religious scholars and leaders to play an ... Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:23am
Pakistan KE conducts operation against power theft in Manghopir KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) continues its efforts against electricity theft and defaulters. In collaboration with law... Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am
Print PM orders strict action against power theft ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday ordered strict action against electricity theft and the officials... Updated 29 Dec, 2024 01:28pm
Markets Power theft: LESCO recovers over Rs2.4m in a day LAHORE: In a significant achievement, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has recovered a staggering Rs... Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:02am
Markets LESCO official fired for involvement in power theft LAHORE: In a bid to curb power theft and corruption, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has terminated the... Published 08 Dec, 2024 02:56am
Print Power sector: Govt commits to IMF about drastic reforms ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary fund (IMF) to revise terms of Power Purchase... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:59pm
Markets LESCO’s crackdown against power thieves continues LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has launched crackdown on power thieves and 135,000 suspects... Published 08 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Pakistan Rs111bn recovered under anti-power theft campaign LAHORE: A comprehensive anti-theft campaign launched by Pakistan’s power distribution companies has yielded... Published 14 Sep, 2024 06:31am
Pakistan Power thefts: LESCO to improve prosecution procedures LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has taken a significant step towards combating power theft by... Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am
Markets Elimination of power theft from IESCO region is target: Chairman ISLAMABAD: Dr. Tahir Masood, chairman Board of Directors IESCO has stated that elimination of power theft is the... Published 05 Sep, 2024 07:41am
Opinion The challenge of power theft The recent directive by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for a nationwide crackdown on electricity theft is a... Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am
BR Research Half-baked measures: Pakistan’s struggle to curb power theft Since late 2023, the government has been cracking down on electricity theft across the country, which has long been... Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:00am
Print Power theft: PM asks provinces to support Discos ISLAMABAD: Faced with the colossal challenge of prevalent power theft in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif... Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:30am
Pakistan Police intensifies crackdown against power theft across Punjab LAHORE: Punjab Police conducted a rigorous crackdown against electricity thieves across the province. Under the... Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am
Pakistan KE removes over 130 illegal connections KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) has removed more than 130 kunda-based illegal connections along with 189 kg kunda wires in... Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am
Pakistan Miftah Ismail says fiscally possible to remove electricity taxes without disturbing primary surplus Former finance minister says the reduction in revenue collection from eliminating taxes can be offset by reducing funds allocated to the Public Sector Development Programme Published 29 Jul, 2024 09:27pm
Markets LESCO detects 484 power pilferers LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has detected a total of 484 connections from where the customers... Published 29 Jul, 2024 06:37am
Markets KE establish 309 facilitation camps during FY24 KARACHI: Timely payment of bills and reduction in power theft are pivotal for uninterrupted supply of electricity. ... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:39am
Print Power loadshedding in KP: Federal govt facing a catch-22 situation ISLAMABAD: Federal government is facing a catch 22 situation with respect to power loadshedding in Khyber... Updated 22 Jun, 2024 09:07am
Print Discos’ overbilling, MDI manipulation by industries: PM directs PD to initiate forensic audit, inquiry ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Power Division to initiate forensic audit/inquiry into the... Updated 21 Jun, 2024 08:52am
Print Alternative energy system: PM highlights huge investment potential BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday, reiterating his government’s commitment to strengthen the... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:03am
Print Discos’ privatisation: Shehbaz for speeding up process Directs to minimise load shedding in different areas of the country for the benefit of the consumers Updated 29 May, 2024 03:02pm
Print Power supply to theft-free areas: KP govt, PD agree to reach formal agreement ISLAMABAD: Power Division and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government are said to have agreed to reach a formal pact to... Updated 28 May, 2024 09:22am
Markets Power theft: Sindh, Balochistan, KP govts do not lend a helping hand to Discos? LAHORE: A 10 percent electricity bills/recovery loss in the province of Punjab may be equal to the total demand of... Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am
Pakistan Punjab set to launch grand operation against power theft, smuggling & hoarding LAHORE: The Punjab government is all set to launch a grand operation against electricity heft, smuggling and... Published 31 Mar, 2024 02:53am
Print Power, gas theft: FIA asked to launch ‘massive’ crackdown ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to launch a... Updated 22 Mar, 2024 09:44am
Markets Pesco imposes Rs1.58bn fines during ongoing operations PESHAWAR: During ongoing drive against power theft, Peshawar Electric Supply Company has removed 49000 directs hooks... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am