Sindh Province

Hyderabad: [ReNews Pakistan]
The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company has intensified its ongoing operations against electricity theft and payment default, while a fresh press release and photographs relating to the July 15, 2026 crackdown have been uploaded to the company’s official website.
The official title describes the operation as a crackdown against defaulters and electricity thieves, indicating that the power distribution company is pursuing a coordinated campaign to recover outstanding dues, disconnect illegal connections and take action against those involved in the unauthorised use of electricity.
HESCO serves Hyderabad and several other districts of Sindh where electricity theft, illegal connections, unpaid bills and financial losses in the distribution network have remained major administrative and operational challenges.
Operations conducted under such campaigns generally include the removal of illegal connections, disconnection of defaulting consumers, assessment of illegally consumed electricity, imposition of detection bills, recovery of outstanding dues and submission of applications to police for legal action against alleged electricity thieves.
However, the publicly available official title does not provide the complete number of illegal connections disconnected during the July 15 operation, the amount recovered from defaulters, the value of detection bills imposed or the number of cases referred to the police.
The original press release, photographic handout or complete text issued by HESCO’s public relations department will be required to independently confirm the numerical results of the operation. Once the complete document becomes available, the action taken in different circles, divisions and subdivisions could also be examined separately.
HESCO has also appealed to the public through its official website to provide verified information about electricity theft. The company says the identity of informants will be kept confidential and that a reward may be provided under the applicable rules after the recovery of penalties from electricity thieves.
Electricity distribution companies maintain that power theft and poor recovery of dues increase financial losses, weaken the distribution system and place additional pressure on consumers who regularly pay their electricity bills.
The impact of HESCO’s latest crackdown can therefore be fully assessed only after the company releases complete and verifiable figures covering recoveries, disconnected connections, detection bills and legal cases arising from the operation.

Karachi: [ReNews Pakistan]
The Karachi Development Authority (KDA) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have reviewed a range of affordable financing initiatives designed to improve the financial well being of government employees, with a particular focus on expanding access to low cost housing finance and essential financial services.
The initiatives were discussed during a meeting between senior KDA officials and a delegation from the State Bank of Pakistan led by Muhammad Daniyal Khan, Assistant Director of the Financial Inclusion Division. The meeting focused on strengthening financial inclusion and creating greater awareness among public sector employees about financing facilities available through the country's banking system.
During the briefing, SBP officials highlighted several financing programmes currently being offered through scheduled banks. A key feature of the discussion was the subsidised housing finance scheme that enables eligible government employees to obtain loans for purchasing or constructing homes at a concessional markup rate of 5 percent. The programme is intended to make home ownership more affordable for public sector workers while supporting the government's broader housing objectives.
In addition to housing finance, the SBP delegation presented financing facilities aimed at encouraging sustainable living and affordable mobility. These include zero markup or easy installment schemes for electric motorcycles, solar energy systems and CNG rickshaws. The programmes are expected to reduce transportation costs, promote clean energy adoption and improve financial accessibility for employees.
KDA Member Finance Naveed Anwar Siddiqui reaffirmed that employee welfare remains one of the authority's key priorities. He expressed confidence that greater awareness of these financing opportunities would enable employees to benefit from home ownership as well as other financial products that support long term economic stability.
To further simplify access to banking services, KDA announced plans to establish commercial bank counters at its head office. The initiative will allow employees to obtain information, submit applications and access financial services more conveniently without leaving the workplace.
The authority also plans to organise additional awareness sessions in collaboration with financial institutions so that employees can better understand the eligibility criteria, application procedures and benefits of the various financing schemes available to them. These efforts are expected to strengthen financial inclusion while encouraging wider participation in affordable housing and clean energy financing programmes.

Hyderabad | ReNews Pakistan
The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) has introduced a redesigned electricity bill aimed at making billing information clearer, more accessible and easier for consumers to understand.
According to HESCO, information on the new bill has been reorganised and presented in a more structured format, enabling consumers to better understand their outstanding dues, electricity consumption, payment details and other important billing information.
The redesigned bill also includes a QR code that consumers can scan to quickly access essential account information, including their reference number, consumer ID and payment related details.
The new layout reduces visual complexity and places key information more prominently, allowing consumers to identify the payable amount and review their electricity consumption without navigating through a cluttered bill.
HESCO said the initiative is intended to make the billing system more transparent, informative and consumer friendly. The redesigned format forms part of broader efforts to improve service delivery and provide electricity consumers with clearer access to billing information.