KARACHI: Condemning the K-Electric for prolonged and unannounced loadshedding in Karachi, the Sindh Assembly on Monday unanimously demanded the provincial government to approach the federal government for actions against the power utility including its forensic audit, Dawn news reported.
The provincial assembly adopted two separate resolutions pertaining to the electricity crisis in the province, also seeking exemption of taxes and levies on the import of solar power equipment and permission for other power utilities to work in Karachi.
Through a joint resolution, the house called upon the provincial government to approach the federal government to conduct a forensic audit of the KE and ask it to end prolonged load shedding in Karachi.
The joint resolution, moved by Mohammad Hussain Khan of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan’s parliamentary party leader Mufti Mohammad Qasim Fakhri, also condemned the power utility for suspending power supply in the city.
Initially, the lawmakers through their joint resolution had asked the federal government to revoke KE’s license. However, the draft was later amended when MQM-P member Khawaja Izhar-ul-Hassan pointed out that the cancellation of license would further pile miseries on the denizens of Karachi as there was no other electricity providing company in the city while thousands of employees were also working in the power utility.
The MQM-P member also moved another resolution demanding the provincial government to approach the federal government for allowing other power utilities to work in Karachi. “It would make competition amongst the companies and eventually would benefit the citizens,” he said. Through yet another resolution, Khan of the MQM-P asked the federal and provincial governments to soften taxes and levies imposed on solar energy equipment. All resolutions were adopted unanimously in the absence of lawmakers belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
