People get extra power charges bills

ISLAMABAD - Opposition in the Senate Tuesday claimed that Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is acquiring illegally extra minimum charges from consumers in spite of worst loadshedding across the country.

The Opposition and treasury benches also expressed great concern over the fact that the consumers were being levied two to three times extra charges through their electricity bills. They claimed that on the one hand the people were facing heavy loadshedding while on the other hand the WAPDA was sending extra charges bills to the consumers.

During question hour, Allama Muhammad Abbas Komaili of MQM raised the question as to why the WAPDA was taking minimum charges along with energy charges in spite of worst loadshedding. He said that the government could take minimum charges from the consumers when electricity was being provided constantly. The supply of electricity was interrupted due to loadshedding, he claimed. He alleged that the government was  illegally receiving minimum charges from the people.   

Haji Adeel of Awami National Party (ANP) said that he had received three-time extra electricity bill in this month. He said that the people of Pakhtoonkhawa were facing unscheduled loadshedding for eight to ten hours.