ISLAMABAD – The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has announced toinitiate a major crackdown against power pilfering across the country.
Finance Minister Asad Umar headed ECC meeting on Monday and the significantdecisions were taken in a meeting.
The ECC also agreed to cut all illegal electricity connections within threemonths. A decision to install prepaid electric meters was also taken.
The committee also resolved to take immediate against power-sectordefaulters including ministries and government departments.
Moreover, the ECC decided to immediately resume operations of fertilizerfactories. It resolved that the domestic demand for fertilizer will befulfilled from the presently-inoperative factories.
In today’s meeting, the committee also said that the matter of circulardebt will be presented before Prime Minister Imran Khan.