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Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, has known as for a discount within the primary electrical energy tariff throughout your entire nation, reasonably than limiting aid to Punjab.
He demanded this throughout a press convention in Karachi on Monday, emphasising that the proposed Rs14 per unit discount for 2 months in Punjab ought to be prolonged nationwide.
Rehman criticised the heavy burden positioned on the general public by Independent Power Producers (IPPs), attributing the blame to successive governments, together with these led by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
He said that the general public may not bear the extreme capability fees imposed by these agreements.
He warned that if the federal government didn’t honour the settlement made with JI to supply aid to the individuals, the get together would provoke lengthy marches in the direction of Islamabad from throughout the nation.
He additionally introduced a nationwide shutter-down strike on August 28.
Addressing the broader financial points, Rehman mentioned that the federal government’s flawed insurance policies have led to the closure of industries throughout the nation, inflicting vital misery amongst industrialists and merchants.
He identified that the excessive price of electrical energy has triggered a extreme financial disaster, with stunning revelations rising day by day about how the economic system was devastated by the IPP agreements.
He additional famous that the general public continues to be paying for electrical energy that was neither produced nor consumed.
Rehman accused Okay-Electric, NEPRA, and the federal government of forming a “diabolical alliance” towards the individuals of Karachi, alleging that each ruling get together has supported Okay-Electric regardless of its outdated vegetation and excessive line losses.
He additionally lamented the deteriorating state of water provide and sanitation in Karachi, attributing the town’s plight to the incompetence of the mayor and provincial minister for native authorities.
Commenting on the aftermath of the latest rains, Rehman mentioned the state of affairs in Karachi and the remainder of Sindh highlighted the poor efficiency of the Sindh authorities led by the PPP.
He claimed that billions of rupees allotted within the funds have been wasted as a consequence of incompetence and corruption.
Despite billions spent on street development and repairs in Karachi, the town’s roads stay in poor situation after the rains, he added, assuring that JI would proceed its battle to resolve the problems confronted by the individuals of Karachi.
