It has come to fore that Karachi’s electricity supplier K Electric has requested an increase of Rs. 5.17 per unit from the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) in the context of quarterly adjustment.
This information has come at a time when inflation in the country has reached the highest level in history and its fire has badly engulfed every sector and every item of necessity. As a result, poverty is increasing rapidly in the country.
The economic conditions are so bad that people’s businesses are stopping, mills are closing down, sources of income and opportunities in the sphere of trade and industry are continuously shrinking and becoming limited.
Karachi is the largest city of the country. It is not only the largest city of the country due to its vast and diverse population, but it is also the largest city of the country in terms of employment and resources generation and is also called the economic capital of the country.
It is said that when Karachi runs, the wheel of Pakistan’s economy runs and the country’s life continues. This city is the economic backbone of the country due to its vibrant beach. The industries here provide employment to a large population of the country.
In view of this economic importance of Karachi, it needs to be given special attention. The cow is your source of milk. The more you take care of her and meet her needs, the more milk you will get from her. Like a healthy cow, everyone wants to extract the milk and butter of all resources from Karachi, but unfortunately, no one is ready to pay attention to the problems of this city.
Like many other civic and social problems of Karachi, the electric supply company is also a big problem for the residents of this city. This company is not so much focused on increasing its production capacity and providing better electricity services to the city, as much as it is focused on extracting money from the citizens of Karachi in any way possible. From the overbilling of this company to the death of citizens in accidents due to the use of poor materials in logistics, the city has been suffering many inefficiencies.
In addition to all this, after some time, this company reaches Nepra with a request for more increase in the power tariff with a mission to earn more and more. This behavior of the power company not only added enormously to the problems of the citizens suffering from its illegal over-billing, but the continuous increase in electricity prices is also restricting the business activities and affecting the industries as well. It is necessary that this incompetent private company should not be allowed to rob the public’s pocket anymore and its worst management incompetence should be held to account. Blindly increasing the prices on its demand is not wise at all.
