{"id":41186,"date":"2023-12-29T04:38:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T04:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/phc-suspends-notification-to-end-free-electricity-to-wapda-officers\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T04:38:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T04:38:14","slug":"phc-suspends-notification-to-end-free-electricity-to-wapda-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/phc-suspends-notification-to-end-free-electricity-to-wapda-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"PHC suspends notification to end free electricity to WAPDA officers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday suspended the decision of the caretaker government to end the provision of free electricity units to the WAPDA employees, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ruling was announced during the hearing of a plea of PESCO offices for free electricity units provision.<\/p>\n

The PHC after suspending the notification of the government, issued notices to the caretaker federal government and WAPDA.<\/p>\n

The respondents have been asked to submit their responses at the next hearing of the case<\/p>\n

Read more: Pakistan ends free electricity facility for DISCOs, GENCOs officers<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It is to be noted that Pakistan ended free electricity units for the DISCOs and GENCOs, WAPDA and NTDC officers from December 1, 2023.<\/p>\n

In a notification issued by the power division, it was stated the federal cabinet had approved monetisation of free electricity units admissible to the employees of Wapda, ex-Wapda companies, including distribution companies (Discos), generation companies (Gencos), National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) and Power Information Technology Company (PITC).<\/p>\n

The WAPDA employees had been protesting for the continuing of free electricity units to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n