Energy Minister Muhammad Ali has provided an indication about an impending decision. This decision pertains to relief measures concerning electricity bills. It is anticipated to be finalized by Monday.
Energy Minister Muhammad Ali said that proposals for relief in electricity bills have been sent to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and it is hoped that a decision will be taken on the matter by Monday.
He said that gas prices will have to be increased across the country because losses of 350 billion rupees have to be recovered in the gas sector.
The Caretaker Energy Minister said that the September electricity bill will be less compared to August, if there is no crackdown on electricity thieves, then the burden of those who are paying the bill will increase.
On the other hand, Caretaker Commerce Minister Gohar Ejaz said that there is ample stock of sugar in the country, there is no crisis, the main reason for the inflation is the supply chain being affected.
It should be noted that the caretaker government has launched a large-scale crackdown against electricity and gas thieves across the country,Recovery is also being done by filing cases against the thieves of electricity and gas.
