MQM lawmakers protest K-Electric's move to charge for two months in one go

KARACHI: Lawmakers from the MQM-P, a coalition partner of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, on Monday protested a move by the metropolis' sole power supplier to send two months' combined bills to the consumers while the nation deals with the coronavirus pandemic and power outages continue during Ramadan.

The K-Electric was an unbridled horse that did not heed either the government or the laws, a spokesperson for the lawmakers said. While the governments all around the world were providing relief to their people during the coronavirus pandemic, the power company was, "as always busy, looting".

People, the MQM spokesperson said, were unable to pay two months' worth of electricity bills due to the coronavirus lockdown that saw businesses closed and economic activities brought to a halt.

Moreover, the KE was continuing its Ramadan practice of double-billing and load-shedding, the spokesperson said, adding that if the power supplier would not waive off the bills, it should at least offer payment through easy installments.