ISLAMABAD - To augment the performance of already deployed FIA personal against electricity theft, six more teams have been constituted to carry out crackdown against electricity thieves in Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) region.
To enhance the performance of FIA Balochistan Zone against electricity theft, six more teams comprising officers of FIA Balochistan Zone are constituted to carry out crackdown against electricity theft with immediate effect until further orders, said an order issued by the FIA Balochistan zone Quetta.
According the order seen by The Nation, six FIA teams will be deputed in various region of Qesco’s service area.
The 1st team will be headed by Nadeem Ghaftar, Assistant Director FIA CBC Quetta and it will include Rahee Raza, Sub-inspector FIA and Muhammad Iqbal Kakar FIA as members.
The 2nd team will be headed by Shoukat Ali, Assistant Director AML/CFT Quetta and will include Liaquat Ali, Sub-Inspector FIA and Salahuddin, Sub-inspector FIA as members.
The 3rd team will be headed by Fazalur Rehman, Assistant Director AML/CFT Quetta and will include Muhammad Sufyan, Inspector FIA and Ambreen Gul, Sub-Inspector FIA as members.
The 4th team will be headed by Muhammad Asif, FIA Composite Cicle, Gwadar and will consist of Muhammad Akram Baloch, Sub-inspector FIA and Muhammad Talha, Sub-inspector as members
The 5th team will be headed by Babar Ali, Assistant Director FIA C/P Chaman and it will comprise of Muhammad Younas, Sub-Inspector as member.
The 6th team will be headed by Shahid Ilyas, Assistant Director Composite Circle Sibi and will consist of Zahid Hussain, Sub-Inspector and Shomeer William, Inspector as members.
The head of all the teams have been directed to share progress report in the matter with reader Branch Zonal Office on daily basis.
Notably, the government had already deputed FIA teams in eight Discos including Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO). Other Discos with such arrangements are Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO), Sukkur Electric Supply Company (SEPCO), Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO), Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO), Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO), Gujranwala Electric Power Regulatory Authority (GEPCO) and Tribal Electric Supply Company (TESCO). The FIA teams are deputed in these Discos in order to identify and nab the Discos employees involved in electricity theft.