Housing scheme found stealing electricity.

LAHORE -- In a major operation, a team of the Lahore Electric Supply Company's eastern circle on Thursday disconnected power supply to a housing scheme over massive electricity theft by its residents in connivance with the developers of the scheme.

The team, led by the Superintending Engineer (SE) Rasheed Ahmad Khan and SDO (Bilal Colony) Sirajuddin Kakar, was tipped off about the theft by some residents in the Mashaallah Housing Scheme a couple of days back.

The Lesco team launched a search operation and found the residents of the entire scheme and the society staff involved in power theft.

'During the search operation, the team found electricity theft by the people through an underground wire system laid allegedly by the scheme's developers. We disconnected power supply to the entire scheme,' said a press release, quoting SE Khan and SDO Kakar.

The team submitted applications against all power thieves to the police station concerned for registration of cases.

'Detection bills to charge units are also being made,' an official told Dawn.

LDA: The one-window cell of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) resumed operation after 46 days on Thursday.

'After opening of the cell, the LDA started receiving applications for sanction of new building plans, permission for additions and alteration to existing buildings as well as authorisation for commercialisation of properties,' said LDA Vice Chairman SM Imran while visiting the cell.

LDA governing body member Engineer Amir Riaz Qureshi and LDA Director General Ahmad Aziz Tarar also accompanied him during the visit.

Mr Imran...