8,000 face legal action over theft of power

Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan is fighting power theft in the country.

He took to social media to share the recent contributions of the power sector, and social media users praised him and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party for their dedication.

On his official twitter account @ImranKhanPTI, posted a picture with the caption: “I want to congratulate the Power Minister and his Ministry. One of the reasons for expensive electricity and load shedding is power theft.”

The picture was a screenshot of a Whatsapp chat, wherein the current achievements of the Power Ministry were listed.

According to the list, around 8,000 First Information Reports (FIR) were registered against power thieves in Punjab.

In addition to that, line losses, or energy wastage resulting from transmission of energy across power lines, was reduced by 1.5 per cent, saving up to 2 billion rupees (Dh105 million).

His post was liked more than 7.800 times.

@StaunchInsafian posted: Imran Khan is a living example of not giving up no matter how much you’re against him.”