K-ELECTRIC (KE) is a rather unique electricity-providing company that does so many strange things to its consumers that any power supply company in the world would struggle to even imagine to do that to its consumers.
Undoubtedly, the people of Karachi have been enduring severalatrocities being committed by the KE over the last several years. From long loadshedding to overbilling, and from tactical bill-makingto abrupt power outages, KE does it all.
Besides, there is the fortnightly power shutdown, from morning till evening, in most parts of Karachi on a rotational basis in the name of carrying out `maintenance`.
Despite this so-called maintenance, abrupt power outages are experienced everywhere in the city. Nowhere in the world does a utility provider company shut down the power supply for the whole day in the name of maintenance. What is the mystery and the actualpurposebehind this painafflicting power shutdowns? The federal and provincial governments are indifferent towards people`s woes.
Theyneverbothertoinvestigate such issues and donotintervene and punish the KE for its apathy and exploitative practices. Maybe human rights organisations should contest a case in this regard.
