Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has publicly raised concerns about corruption within the power distribution system after employees of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) allegedly collected Rs. 80,000 from villagers for a transformer repair without issuing a receipt.
In a post on X, Asif said a transformer in the village of his domestic worker had burned out. He contacted a former LESCO chief executive and requested assistance.
LESCO staff repaired the transformer and collected Rs. 80,000 from local residents, who pooled funds to pay for the work.
Asif alleged that no receipt was provided for the payment and that LESCO officials later refused to issue one despite the amount having been paid in full.
The defense minister remarked that if employees were unwilling to avoid such practices even after a recommendation from a former power minister and a sitting cabinet member, ordinary consumers could still face greater difficulties.
LESCO has not yet issued a public response regarding the allegations.
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Are you all crazy. Are you not ashamed to talk about Rs 80,000, while 80 trillion are siphoned by you know who. Why do you report such nonsensical non even5s
Tf u talkin abou Nga? Where’s the proofs?? 😂🤣
LESCO head himself involved and its not a big deal to catch him red handed. Its fashion for ministers showing off like they don’t know nothing and just came into this world minutes ago.
Khawaja Asif belong to Sialkot and Sialkot under the GEPCO not Lesco
not accidently, poor media ethics
long live pakistani style of governance and democracy
LOL – It’s happening in very DESCO everyday…once in an IESCO office…I heard an employee bragging that even the prime minister cannot get a new meter installed without bribing us. So surprising that Khawaja Asif didn’t know that.