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


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.
صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی نے کریمنل لاء ترمیمی آرڈیننس 2023 جاری کردیا
— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) December 13, 2023
آرڈیننس کا مقصد پاکستان پینل کوڈ 1860 کے سیکشن 462 (O) میں ترمیم کرنا ہے
بجلی کی تقسیم کار کمپنیوں کو اس سے قبل بجلی چوری کے واقعات کی ایف آئی آرز درج کرانے میں مشکلات کا سامنا تھا pic.twitter.com/AN12SLwHDA
The said ordinance will help curb power theft in the energy sector worth around Rs 590 billion.

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