Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed that his party is the only one capable of alleviating the burden of high electricity bills on the people, and it will save the people from heavy electricity bills.
Addressing a party meeting in Lahore, Sharif criticized the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for exacerbating economic difficulties through its policies, which he claims have led to soaring electricity costs and inflation. "The PML-N is the only party in the country that knows how to provide relief to the people in the most difficult situations. Whatever has to be done for the strengthening of the economy will be done."
Sharif emphasized that the PML-N is committed to taking decisive actions to stabilize the economy and reduce electricity expenses. "Our first priority is to stabilize the economy. Domestic consumers have been given relief, and now we are looking for ways to provide relief to industrial consumers," Sharif stated. He assured that the party would continue its efforts to offer relief in the face of economic challenges.
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Moreover, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif briefed the meeting about the government's new economic policy.
In the same meeting, Punjab's Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb unveiled details of the provincial government's new electricity relief measures. According to Aurangzeb, a total of 3.5 million consumers from five electricity distribution companies in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, and Islamabad have benefited from this relief.
She said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had allocated Rs50 billion to provide relief to consumers using between one and 200 units of electricity. The Punjab chief minister made the impossible task of providing relief to the people even in difficult economic conditions possible, she added.
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The minister also disclosed that the consumers using between 201 and 500 units of electricity have started to receive relief in their electricity bills worth Rs14 per unit. She said it was the mission of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to relieve the people of inflation, under which the next phase will involve providing permanent relief to the people through solar energy.
Aurangzeb said electricity consumers using zero to 200 units will get free solar system, while those using 201 to 500 units will get interest-free solar system in easy installments.
