Islamabad (Web Desk): Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has summoned an emergency meeting on Sunday in Islamabad over the price of electricity and consumers’ bills.
In a press release issued on Saturday, media wing of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said that PM Kakar has directed the ministry of energy and the power distributions companies to present detailed briefing over the issue.
The meeting would mull over provision of maximum relief to the masses over electricity bills.
Separately, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) PM Kakar wrote that he summoned an emergency meeting over these issues in the PM House and would hold consultations to provide maximum relief to power consumers.
بجلی کے بھاری بِلوں کے معاملے پر میں نے کل وزیر اعظم ہاؤس میں ہنگامی اجلاس طلب کر لیا ہے۔ اجلاس میں وزارت بجلی اور تقسیم کار کمپنیوں سے بریفنگ لی جائے گی اور صارفین کو بجلی کے بِلوں کے حوالے سے زیادہ سے زیادہ ریلیف دینے کے حوالے سے مشاورت کی جائے گی۔
— Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (@anwaar_kakar) August 26, 2023
It is pertinent to mention that the inflated power bills triggered country-wide protests, including Karachi, Rawalpindi, Multan, Gujranwala, and Peshawar.
