Re: A critical look at the Pak economy
WAPDA supply electricity to other parts of Pakistan** (at normally less than half the price people of Karachi gets their electricity).**
Dear Saleem brother....with due apologies to you...please do not make these sensational statements regarding electricity rates being twice as expensive in Karachi compared to Punjab....without any proof....I maintain houses as well as run industries in both the regions and can assure you the rates are more or less same....energy being a bigger problem in Punjab for the time being because of the gas supplies totally shut down in Punjab for industries for last three weeks while Karachi industries are getting gas supplies without problem...most of the large scale industry in the country generates electricity from gas nowadays...
Infact Wapda is in a way subsidizing KESC as the later buys electricity from WAPDA and wants to buy only during peak hours....and to supply electricity to KESC Wapda has to install extra capacity only for supply during peak hours to Karachi....costing a lot extra to WAPDA....infact rest of Pakistan is paying for Karachi consumers...
Dear brother....I know you have a lot of bias when it comes to MQM....the report of assasinated ex MD of KESC is still with Fedreral Government ....where he accused MQM directly responsible for the condition of KESC....as the line losses incurred by KESC are over 40%....and this gentleman before getting assasinated put up a report that consumers were not responsible for this theft....infact they pay more than they should....but there are many no go areas for KESC staff where MQM ghundas collect monthly charges from kunda consumers to be sent to their don on monthly basis in London....even kunda consumers generally pay more than they should but to these ghundas...
Stop thinking Punjab is responsible for your electricity crisis....more than 40% of the money you pay as a consumer in Karachi as your electricity bill ends up with your favorite don in London you Karachites are keeping as our most expensive pet....who will assasinate anyone who will raise a voice...against him...