ISLAMABAD:
Electricity theft, ageing infrastructure, mounting transmission and distribution losses, corruption within power distribution companies (DISCOs) and political interference continue to fuel Pakistan’s circular debt crisis, placing an ever-growing financial burden on consumers who regularly pay their bills.
Despite repeated tariff increases, government bailouts and reform initiatives, structural weaknesses remain unaddressed. Poor governance, politically motivated appointments, weak enforcement and inadequate bill recovery have created a vicious cycle of…