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JI demands Nepra action over up to 18 hours of power load-shedding

Pakistan Published 11 October 2026, 02:21 · archived 10 Oct 2026

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Saturday demanded immediate action by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) against K-Electric over prolonged loadshedding of up to 18 hours a day in some localities, including areas exempted from power cuts. JI Karachi chief Monem Zafar condemned the increase in power outages on the pretext of gas shortages, terming it oppression of Karachiites. He said residents were being punished for the utility’s incompetence and poor performance, while entire neighbourhoods faced power cuts over electricity theft and non-payment of bills by some consume...

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