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Pakistan

Web Desk
Aug 31, 2025

Power Division reports progress on electricity restoration in flood-hit areas

The Power Division progress report said that complete electricity restoration in flood-affected areas remains a top priority.

Pakistan

Web Desk
Jul 25, 2025

Power companies overbilled 20m users by Rs244b, audit reveals

The audit highlights serious financial irregularities in the accounts of these companies. In just one month, five distribution companies overbilled 278,649 consumers by Rs47.81 billion.

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Faqeer Hussain
Jun 19, 2025

PESCO cuts power to govt offices in FATA Secretariat over unpaid dues

According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Department officials, the PESCO cut off power to the FATA Secretariat on Thursday

Pakistan

Web Desk
Sep 09, 2024

Protests, road blockages in Peshawar over prolonged load shedding

Citizens expressed frustration at the silence from the PESCO authorities, who have yet to address the issue of unannounced outages.

Pakistan

Web Desk
Aug 19, 2024

Peshawar residents experience unannounced power outages of up to 12 hours

Residents of several areas in Peshawar are grappling with prolonged and unannounced power outages as load shedding continues unabated.

Pakistan

Web Desk
May 25, 2024

MPA Fazal Elahi storms PESCO grid station

The protesters forcibly turned on nine feeders, which are categorized as high-loss feeders, according to the spokesperson.

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Web Desk
Feb 07, 2024

PESCO guarantees uninterrupted power supply on election day

PESCO’s spokesman Usman Saleem disclosed the establishment of a dedicated control room at the company’s headquarters to swiftly address any potential emergencies.

Business

Web Desk
Nov 21, 2023

Rs55 billion recovered, thousands arrested in anti-electricity theft drive

The Power Division, on Tuesday, disclosed the outcome of an ongoing crackdown against electricity theft nationwide.

Pakistan

Web Desk
Oct 12, 2023

9,700 fences removed, 183 arrested in electricity theft crackdown

PESCO has filed over 3,547 cases against individuals engaged in such illegal activities. Furthermore, a total of 1,518 arrests have been made, signaling a commitment to bring those responsible to justice.

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Abobakar Khan
Sep 19, 2023

Pesco tops list as Discos wasted over 200 billion units worth Rs3,344bn

In the decade spanning from 2013 to 2023, there has been a staggering 243 per cent surge in losses incurred by electricity distribution companies in Pakistan