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Power Minister Awais Leghari on Sunday said that “strict action” had been taken against a Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) line superintendent after Defence Minister Khawaja Asif complained of financial corruption.
In an X post on Saturday, Asif said he had sought a former official’s help for the repair of a transformer in the village of his domestic employee.
The minister alleged, “[Lesco] employees took Rs80,000 to repair the transformer. The villager collected donations to pay the Lesco employees, but they were not given a receipt.
“You can imagine the rest. This happens even when a former power minister, who is currently a cabinet member, intervenes. What will a common consumer be facing?”
