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President declares electricity theft cognizable offence via ordinance

The President House says that the electricity distribution companies were earlier facing difficulties in the registration of FIRs of power theft incidents.

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President declares electricity theft cognizable offence via ordinance
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Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi promulgated an ordinance today to declare the theft of electricity a cognizable offence.

Through the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance 2023, the President amended the Section 462 (O) of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860.

According to a President House statement, the electricity distribution companies were earlier facing difficulties in the registration of FIRs of power theft incidents.

The said ordinance will help curb power theft in the energy sector worth around Rs 590 billion. 

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