FIA told to redress injustice to lifeline power users

LAHORE / RAWAL­PINDI: Taking notice of growing complaints of overbilling being made by protected consumers, Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday ordered legal action against the officers and staff involved in the practice. The minister directed all FIA directors to immediately redress the injustice being done to the electricity consumers using up to 200 units, says a press release. He strictly prohibited the inclusion of protected consumers in the non-protected category, terming it a criminal act that would not be tolerated. Mr Naqvi observed that overbilling had put an additional burden of millions of rupees on both non-protected and protected consumers who are already facing difficulties in payment of their electricity bills.