Journalists speak out against inflated electricity bills
Fuel price adjustment in July electricity bills has shocked the nationals while journalists have also spoken out against the inflated bills.
The fuel price adjustment in July electricity bills has shocked the nationals across the country while journalists have also spoken out against the inflated bills.
Whether rich or poor, everyone is crying because of the increased electricity bills. Shahzad Iqbal, the host of Geo News program Naya Pakistan, also got dizzy after seeing the July electricity bill.
Atif Hussain, the reporter of Hum News Karachi Bureau, was also shocked to see the July electricity bill. Atif Hussain expressed his inability to pay the electricity bill and appealed for assistance in paying the bill.
Shahzad Iqbal shared a photo of the July bill in his tweet and wrote that despite being on a trip last month, according to the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) bill, we have used 168 units of electricity, and the billed amount was Rs20,000.
Shahzad Iqbal further wrote that the fuel price adjustment is almost 3 times of the original bill. In the bill shared by Shahzad Iqbal, the cost of electricity used is Rs 4046 while Rs 14 thousand 254 has been added as fuel price adjustment.
Last month I was travelling. Still according to this IESCO bill we used 168 units n total bill for 168 units is almost Rs.20,000. Fuel Price adjustment is almost 3 times the actual bill.. @IESCO_Official @kdastgirkhan pic.twitter.com/lPMsgIq4Gp
— Shahzad Iqbal (@ShahzadIqbalGEO) August 22, 2022
ISCO, responding to Iqbal’s tweet, wrote that a fuel price adjustment of Rs 9.8 per unit has been applied to the electricity consumed in the month of June.
A large number of consumers expressed surprise at IESCO’s response and said that the fuel price adjustment on 168 units is Rs1,662 based on Rs 9.8, then why is IESCO charging Rs14,000?
A user wrote that in which country does it happen that the bill is paid after 2 months and comes to collect the money. Another user wrote that the unique transaction of the world is to pay the full price of anything and then pay it again because the court of the country also gives us the right to do this scam by recovering it again in the form of fuel adjustment. can.
On the other hand, Atif Hussain, a journalist from Karachi, was also shocked to see the July electricity bill. Atif Hussain shared a picture of K Electric headquarters and wrote, “I am a journalist from middle class and I meet my household expenses with my monthly salary and now I am requesting with great compulsion that in the name of fuel adjustment charges. Unable to pay the heavy K Electric bills. Please help me to pay the electricity bill.
I am a middle class #Journalist and run a household on monthly salary and now i am requesting with great compulsion as I am unable to pay huge bills of #KE in the name of fuel adjustment charges
Please Help me to pay #electricitybills#inflation @CMShehbaz @MaryamNSharif pic.twitter.com/V8eWtwaG5z— عاطف حسین (@RePorter1979) August 22, 2022
A large number of consumers have agreed to Atif Hussain’s demand and demanded Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif review the policy of fuel adjustment charges.
