Entire Sharifpura village found stealing power
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LAHORE: A Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) team disconnected power supply on Thursday to village Sharifpura (GT Road) after it found almost all residents stealing electricity directly from low tension (LT) lines.
“There were only eight houses where the residents were using electricity through legal connections. However, the rest, whose connections were already cut by the Lesco’s GT Road sub-divisional office due to non-payment, were found stealing electricity directly from the LT lines,” said a spokesman for the company.
The spokesman said the team, after finding most of the residents involved in power theft, removed two transformers installed in the village, disconnected power supply to the entire village. It also submitted applications to the respective police station for registration of FIRs against the power thieves.
Published in Dawn, January 18th, 2019
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Jan 18, 2019 10:39am
And then we demand Tabdili from the PTI Governement e
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Jan 18, 2019 10:44am
Poverty is the cruelest of masters...
Gordon D. Walker
Canada
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Jan 18, 2019 10:50am
Propaganda is that line loses are huge in KPK ... govt should punish these thieves & make them an example ...
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Jan 18, 2019 11:16am
Stop providing electricity to the village and let them use the Solar energy equipements for electricity. Recover at least 50% of amount of the stolen power from all the thieves. Remove their meters and charge them other 50% to re-install the meters on the condition that after two months the power will be supplied. Meanwhile make a master plan ready to monitor the thieves and the power stations. It is not difficult to count the houses and their monthly bills in the village. Make this village an example.
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Jan 18, 2019 11:19am
Electricity theft is every where in Pakistan.This menace must end.On both side of Super Highway Karachi from Sohrab Goth we find Electric Kundas on all encroached lands by the Qabza Mafia with collusion with Government officials.
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Jan 18, 2019 11:20am
When there are no jobs and no income, then people have no choice but to resort to stealing to feed their children.
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Jan 18, 2019 11:22am
They’re probably using less energy than lesco sells in black market themselves.....
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Jan 18, 2019 11:30am
So is ours
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Jan 18, 2019 11:41am
Sharifpura!
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Jan 18, 2019 11:43am
Same problem in India too. In mumbra, Bhiwandi, malegaon, pockets of aurangabad no one's pays electric bill.
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Jan 18, 2019 11:45am
after all the village name is sharif pura
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Jan 18, 2019 12:01pm
What about those 8 houses who were paying.
When will Wanda understand that pay as you go meters will provide the solution?
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Jan 18, 2019 12:05pm
What a way to go,stealing electricity is considered no more a crime.And this a common practice in villages.Moreover,electric company employees are part of these practices.
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Jan 18, 2019 12:09pm
There will be no change in Pakistan unless every Pakistani performs his/her role honestly and to the best of their ability.
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Jan 18, 2019 12:20pm
@Arisar, It will not help as the meters are bypassed and electricity is stolen through direct connection from the LT lines.
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Jan 18, 2019 12:47pm
Very good decision... Must take strong action against them...
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Jan 18, 2019 12:59pm
And what happens to the poor law abiding citizens? why they are punished for the failure of electricity officials to find the theft in time and do remedial measure?
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Jan 18, 2019 02:38pm
@Art kp , Shahiod Sahib the tabdili from PTI is forcing people to cheat as the cost of living is going sky high every day with increase in gas, electricity and foog items..
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Jan 18, 2019 04:10pm
Go to Dera Ismail Khan in KPK, you not even find 8 paying customers
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Jan 18, 2019 04:13pm
Rather than building up the circular debt because people are stealing electricity the government should subsidies solar panels (PV) so even the poor will have an incentive to install them and that way the circular debt stop increasing!
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Jan 18, 2019 04:33pm
Stealing electricity is not a very "shareef" thing to do!
They whole village should be charged with the theft and cases perused, however these things can't be done without the assistance of the so-called linesman
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Jan 18, 2019 04:33pm
So at last they came to know the reason behind electric shortage..
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Jan 18, 2019 05:57pm
First arrest and prosecute the employees of power supply Corp for encouraging and providing services of Kundas. Also charge the consumer/ thieves and give severe punishments. Set up special courts to prosecute these type of crimes.
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Jan 18, 2019 07:21pm
I know one very educated and quite rich person on a top position. His house was having several ACs and all paid on tax payers money. How we could blame poor who cannot even afford three times of meal.
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Jan 18, 2019 07:26pm
was the village named after Sharif brothers?
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Jan 18, 2019 07:28pm
@Gordon D. Walker, You mean residents of 8 houses are wealthy and the rest who are stealing the electricity are poor?
Poor you.
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Jan 18, 2019 07:29pm
@Majid A, So should we bring back NS and Zardari?
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Jan 18, 2019 07:53pm
A very good step. Poverty is no excuse for stealing.
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Jan 18, 2019 07:57pm
Sad to say that anything named SHRIEF is following Nawaz Sharif’s legacy.
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Jan 18, 2019 08:15pm
It seems like theft is becoming synonymous in Pakistan with the name Sharif.
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Jan 18, 2019 08:40pm
Most of the illegal things and corruptions have happened in Punjab under Shariffs rule.
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Jan 18, 2019 09:47pm
Because everyone is sharifs there.
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Jan 19, 2019 06:38am
Spare no thief, big or small.
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