Islamabad: CEO Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco), Engineer Chaudhry Khalid Mehmood, while sharing details of the ongoing crackdown on electricity thieves, stated that operations are being carried out continuously and without discrimination across all operation circles, says a press release.
The objective of these actions is to eliminate the menace of electricity theft from the Iesco region.He stated that during April 2026, more than 66,000 meters were checked, and 87 electricity thieves were caught during these operations. Fines exceeding Rs9.1 million were imposed against 166,000 detection units, meters were disconnected, and arrests were also made.
Engineer Chaudhry Khalid Mehmood further stated that since September 2023, under the operation launched on the directives of the Government, a total of 6,837 electricity thieves have been fined Rs589.3 million, while 3,254 electricity thieves have been arrested. He added that 95% recovery from electricity thieves has also been ensured.
He said that Iesco is committed to a zero-tolerance policy against electricity theft. He urged the public to support the Government and Iesco in this campaign and report electricity theft on the helpline 118 so that timely action can be taken against these anti-state elements.
