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Increase in electricity rates, public hostility 

Written by: Zain Ali Khokhar

Providing all the basic necessities of life to the people is the primary responsibility of the state for which all the governments continue to work on welfare according to their own priorities, but since the establishment of Pakistan for the past 75 years, all the successive governments have In all the works done for the welfare of the people, there has been an intention to burn their own good or the party, which has been proven that the people have become in need of money by being buried in debt. To meet the crisis, loans were taken from foreign banks, in which it was a condition that now to squeeze the blood of the people by increasing the electricity rates, while a handful of elites in the country are not taxed. What should be making the people poorer than the poor was that steps should be taken to increase tax collection and tax net from the elite instead of taking shortcuts like the increase in petroleum products. Like electricity, since its money is going directly to the treasury of the government, a huge burden has been put on the people, which is a practical proof of anti-people. But it is the only country where nothing is tax-free, God forbid, there are also basic things whose prices are increasing day by day, and the rulers are busy emptying the pockets of the people. The prices have been increased by about 11 rupees per unit, the entire burden of which will have to be borne by the common consumers. 

The banana seller inquired from the officer that for whom are you buying bananas sir?

Officer: What do you mean?

Banana man: It means if you are taking it for the orphanage, 40 rupees per dozen

50 rupees a dozen if you are taking it for old home, 60 rupees a dozen for children’s tiffin, 70 rupees a dozen if you are taking it for household food and

If I am buying for a picnic, I will give 80 rupees per dozen

So that officer said, what is this stupidity?

Hey brother, when all bananas are the same, why different rates?

The trustee replied, “Sure.”

The style of money collection is up to you guys 

eg separate rate of 1 to 100 units*

There is a separate rate of 100 to 200, 200 to 300, 300 to 400, while you give electricity from the same pole?

So, you guys have set a separate rate for the house, a separate rate for the shop, a separate rate for the factory, and one more thing is that the cost of the meter is taken from us, then the rent of the meter is separately paid to WAPDA, and the income tax and sales tax are from us. What is the separate surcharge and extra surcharge that you charge us? Is the meter imported from the US? I have been paying its rent even after buying the meter for 25 years. 

 Readers like this, we pay the meter per TV boxes installed in the mosque, the dams have no name and sign in Pakistan, we pay these boxes and we don’t know how long we will continue to do so. The question of payment does not arise. In this case, the poor people will choose the wrong paths. The government has been requesting that up to 200 units be exempted from the public tax, so that the people will be able to take care of the economic problems. are but these

 The people are not receiving anything from the fruits of electricity and applying more tax on such a basic need is like giving more burden to the poor, it will not only harm the economy but also affect business life. By stopping, unemployment will increase and hunger will become common in people’s homes, due to which the crime rate has increased by 50%. Before the country goes towards anarchy, the rulers should come to their senses and withdraw the increase in the current electricity supply so that the people can breathe a sigh of relief. 

May Allah protect us all (Amen).

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