K-Electric extorting money from citizens under different pretexts: Haleem Adil Sheikh - Press Release issued by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Karachi -- July 08, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice President and leader of the parliamentary party in Sindh assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh, here on Wednesday our MPs are protesting against the K-Electric (KE). "In 2009 Zardari government had inked a deal of giving KESC to Abraaj Group till 2023 and the Karachiites are paying the price of this shoddy and murky deal. KE is extorting money from the citizens of Karachi under different pretexts. However, we will not allow the owners of the KE to flee but will make them accountable before public."

Addressing a press conference at Hunaid Lakhani Secretariat, flanked by Baitul Mal Sindh President Hunaid Lakhani, PTI leaders Agha Arsalan, Sumair Mir Sheikh, Jam Farooq Ahmed and others, he said they have to return back the money of copper wires of the megacity stolen by them. He said out federal minister Omar Ayub has told in a press conference that the KE had to invest $2billion, but it did to invest this amount. He said Sindh governor Imran Ismail is also supporting our stance against the KE.

Karachiites have been suffering immense troubles during ongoing spell of rains due to the corrupt and inefficient provincial government of the PPP, said Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Vice President and leader of parliamentary party in Sindh assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh, here on Wednesday.

He said the monsoon rains are considered as a blessing but the corrupt PPP rulers of Sindh have made them the source of tormenting Karachiites. He said in a rain of one hour more than 6 people lost their lives. He said the World Bank had given money to clean gutters of Karachi but no one knows where these funds went. He said the gutters are overflowing in almost every locality of the megacity.

He said our MPs are protesting against the K-Electric (KE). He said in 2009 Zardari government had inked deal of giving KESC to Abraaj Group till 2023 and the Karachiites are paying the price of this shoddy and murky deal. He said the KE is extorting money from the citizens of Karachi under different pretexts. He said; however, we will not allow the owners of the KE to flee but will make them accountable before public. He said they have to return back the money of copper wires of the megacity stolen by them. He said out federal minister Omar Ayub has told in a press conference that the KE had to invest $2billion, but it did to invest...