Federal Government Decides to Ease Power Load Shedding in High-Loss Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a Gesture of Goodwill; Energy Minister Owais Leghari Urges Public to Respond Positively by Paying Bills On Time
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has chalked out a strategy to cut load shedding in high loss areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a measure of goodwill and in accordance with instructions given by the Prime Minister.
The decision was put into place during a high level meeting, chaired to discuss the challenges of energy in the province. Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Owais Leghari, Minister for Petroleum Ali Perviaz Malik, Special Assistant, Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi and other high-ranking officials attended the session. Governor Kundi had specifically requested relief and reduced load shedding to high loss sectors.
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Call for Public Cooperation and Bill Payment: Minister Leghari said that uninterrupted power transmission is dependent on timely payment of the bills and elimination of electricity theft, and thus the government is calling the citizens of KP to respond positively to the government’s confidence and pay their electricity bills on time.
Ongoing Federal-Provincial Coordination: Federal and Provincial leaders during the meeting reiterated their commitment to continue having timely and close contact to provide ongoing administrative support and relief to the residents of KP.