SC summon­s munici­pal, power and financ­e secret­aries to submit replie­sKARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) has summoned the municipal secretary, power secretary and finance secretary over the non-payment of Rs580 million dues to K-Electric (KE) by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC). Justice Shah remarked that government institutions have installed air conditioners even in washrooms, but the KMC has not paid electricity bills for years. Justice Shah remarked that this had become a habit now and that KMC should be shut down once and for all, which seemed to be the only solution. The Sindh government will deduct that amount from our funds.”Counsel for KE, Abid Zuberi, said that the arrears had exceeded Rs580m, wondering how much longer would this continue. The court summoned the municipal secretary, power secretary and finance secretary on April 10.

Source: The Express Tribune April 09, 2019 03:22 UTC