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- LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmed Khan has announced that he will take complaints regarding the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, alleging widespread corruption, mismanagement, overbilling and unannounced load shedding within the company’s jurisdiction.
- Addressing a press conference at the Punjab Assembly on Thursday, Malik Ahmed Khan expressed serious concern over the electricity situation in villages and urban areas, saying prolonged and unannounced power outages had made life difficult for citizens.
- Criticising the company’s performance, Malik Ahmed Khan said LESCO should not be described as serving the public if citizens were allegedly being subjected to corruption and harassment.
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LAHORE: Speaker Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmed Khan has announced that he will take complaints regarding the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, alleging widespread corruption, mismanagement, overbilling and unannounced load shedding within the company’s jurisdiction.
Addressing a press conference at the Punjab Assembly on Thursday, Malik Ahmed Khan expressed serious concern over the electricity situation in villages and urban areas, saying prolonged and unannounced power outages had made life difficult for citizens.
The Speaker said that during his election campaign, he had visited villages and made commitments to voters regarding the provision of reliable electricity and an end to load shedding. However, he said, several villages were now experiencing eight to eight hours of load shedding.
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