KARACHI: Jamaat Islami Karachi chief Hafiz Naeem Rehman has hailed the announcement of new tariff for K-Electric by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA).
He welcomed the decision to reduce tariff and eliminate meter rant and bank charges. The authority and the federal government to ensure the implementation on the announcement in letter and spirit, he stressed.
Dues payable by the K-Electric should be adjusted in forthcoming bills, he added. Naeem demanded of the higher authorities not to provide KE with any leniency in this regard.
In the past, the K-Electric had filed an application for increase in tariff while JI was the only party that had fought the case of Karachiites.
He demanded of the government that to compel the power company to repay the large amount, it had received forcibly from residents of Karachi.
Today demands of JI have been admitted and it would be a sigh of relief for people of Karachi, if the decision is implemented.
He stressed the need to monitor the implementation on the decisions taken by NEPRA.
He was of the view that all dues should be adjusted in upcoming bills.
He said that apart from the issue of tariff, thousands of complains have been pending against KE. The complaints should be investigated so as the people of Karachi could get rid of the curse of overcharging.
He raised the issue that summer season is about to commence.
He recalled that in past a large number of people had lost their lives due to inaptness of the K-Electric.
He demanded of the government to bound KE to take solid measure in connection with possible heat waves.
