LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the Presidential Ordinance to overcome the nationwide power theft.
LCCI President Engineer Sohail Lashari, Senior Vice President Mian Tariq Misbah and Vice President Kashif Anwar said that the new law will help overcome the issue of shortage of electricity, as theft is one of the major causes of low recovery against the electricity being consumed.
Office-bearers of LCCI expressed hope that the government will adopt a foolproof mechanism to ensure implementation of the new law that would not only weed out corruption from the power supply companies but would also improve the country’s image in the eyes of foreign businessmen who intend to put their money in various business ventures in Pakistan.
The officially issued statement of LCCI further read, “Since electricity and gas theft is not possible without the connivance of the staff of the departments concerned, therefore, steps should also be taken to purge the black sheep from government departments.”
