Mon, 2023-09-04 17:15
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday vowed to take stern action against “electricity thieves” as his government grapples with protests in various parts of Pakistan over high power bills.
Angry citizens took to the streets in various parts of the country over the past week against the government’s move to hike the power tariff in July. On Saturday, shops and markets remained closed in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, and other cities as angry citizens held protest demonstrations and torched their electricity bills in defiance.
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