Govt to establish special police stations, courts to combat electricity theft

ISLAMABAD: To combat electricity theft, the federal government has planned to establish separate police stations and courts, potentially an additional burden on the public.

A total of 8,769 specialized police stations and 497 courts will be established across the country, staffed by 634 personnel to address electricity theft issues.

According to the details, in the first phase, these facilities will be established in Lahore, DG Khan, Hyderabad, Larkana Division, Bannu, Peshawar, Mardan, and Quetta.

Following that, the initiative will be extended to 29 additional divisions. The new system is expected to cost 10.7 billion rupees annually which will ultimately be borne by the public.

Sources privy to the development said that the distribution companies will pass on these expenses to consumers, while the federal government will initially allocate over 10 billion rupees for the establishment of the special police stations and courts..