ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) affiliated State Minister for Water and Power, Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali, has reiterated that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan is protecting power thieves.
Talking to a private TV channel, Abid Sher said he was being criticized by PTI chief since he was launching an operation against power thieves.
Abid Sher said the government had given a subsidy of 242 billion rupees on electricity but still this ‘kunda’ culture could not end. He lamented the government has to increase electricity tariffs due to power thefts.
State minister said several coal, hydel power and other projects were launched to minimize electricity shortfall.
Earlier, Abid Sher Ali said that posting abuses on Facebook and twitter was culture of Imran Khan not Nawaz Sharif.
He said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan should hold his KPK ministers accountable for power theft.
Abid said that the Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa would not receive electricity if they would not pay the dues. He said the power thieves would also face the same consequences in Punjab.
The state minister said that dams were property of Pakistan not a personal property of anon one. He said that loadshedding was not a Pak-India war but a public issue.
Abid Sher Ali blamed that Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa Minister Shah Farman was forcing people of his constituency to refuse paying their electricity bills.
He said that people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa were our brothers but Imran Khan and PTI had launched a campaign against him but the PML-N government would continue to work without any discrimination.
The minister urged the PTI chief to behave in a civilized way. He blamed KPK minster Shah Farman was a big power thief while the provincial government was facing 98 percent losses.
Abid said that the ransom was demanded of the federal government after kidnappings of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) employees.
The minister said that Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa government defaulter of electricity charges worth Rs 30 to 40 billion. He said only ten percent consumers pay electricity bills in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Abid Sher Ali advised Imran Khan to build new dams if he wanted to provide free electricity to the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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