Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi on Monday said that the energy ministry has chalked out recommendations to tackle the issue of inflated power bills which have resulted in countrywide protests and would present them in the federal cabinet meeting tomorrow.
The public has taken to the streets in large numbers since Saturday over exorbitant electricity bills on the back of a significant increase in the national average tariff. The outrage had prompted interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq to take notice and summon an “emergency” meeting for Sunday to discuss the issue.
However, yesterday’s meeting had remained inconclusive with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) saying another round would occur today.
In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) today, Solangi issued a statement from the Ministry of Energy which said that a high-level meeting was held in which proposals were finalised on the issue of electricity bills.
The proposals, it stated, would be presented in Tuesday’s federal cabinet meeting which would then take a final decision on the matter, as it was the forum authorised to approve such proposals and take decisions.
A day earlier, Solangi had said that the interim prime minister was considering several options to mitigate the sufferings of power consumers but he could not share details with the media till a final decision in this regard.
He, however, said the government could not tolerate that the poor were paying heavy bills while the elite class and officers of various institutions were getting free electricity.
Protesters took to the streets across the country for the fourth day today to show their anger at the exorbitant bills.
