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Karachi court directs KE to pay Rs13.5m in electrocution death case
— A city court in Karachi has ordered K-Electric to pay Rs13.5 million to the family of a local resident who was electrocuted while trying to save a toddler during downpour.
The court observed that the negligence of K-Electric in maintaining its electrical infrastructure was obvious from the fact that there was live current in a utility pole at a public utility.
Sheikh Saad Ahmed, who died in 2019 after touching a pole while attempting to save a child. The utility company did nothing when people complained about the faulty pole.
Lawyers for K-Electric contended that the pole was not owned by the company and that the electrocution was caused by cables coming from private generators and that the victim had risked himself by entering a hazardous location.
The court rejected this argument and underlined that the power distribution companies have a duty to protect the public and the presence of other private cables does not diminish K-Electric’s responsibilities.
The court also considered the victim’s effort to save a child, stating that the law is lenient towards acts performed to save human life.
The court ordered K-Electric to pay compensation to the claimants within 90 days.
Farooq Sattar said MQM’s proposed local bodies amendment was an important aspect of the 28th amendment in the constitution.
“All parties except the People’s Party are in favour of the amendment,” stated a MQM leader. “The People’s Party’s claim that nothing could be done without it will collapse,” Mr Sattar added. “There are many things that could happen without the People’s Party,” he remarked.
“First time a President was given immunity”, said Farooq Sattar, adding that the PPP has enjoyed a prolonged political space.
“No one knows where Rs 25,000 billion were spent in 18 years,” he added. “Karachi is not even looks like the Paris of 14th to 16th century,” Sattar. “Karachi looks like a 5,000 year old city found in excavation”.
He also alleged, “The pride of PPP is going down into drain and alternate leaderships are being prepared.
— A 13-year-old child drowned while bathing in Pinjari Canal in Sajawal, a city in Sindh province, on FridayThe tragedy occurred in village Gul Ghayo near Sajawal where 13-year-old Abbas was taking a swim in the canal to beat the heat when he slipped into deep water and drowned.
The deceased body of the youngster was removed from canal on self help basis by local neighbors and handed over to his heirs.
The federal government has cut the price of kerosene oil by Rs7.23 per litre and also revised the petroleum charge on petrol and diesel, according to official notifications.
According to the revised rates announced by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority, the new price of kerosene oil has been determined at Rs311.73 per litre against the previous cost of Rs318.96 per litre.
The fuel price was dropped by Rs9.24 per litre to Rs108.17 a litre from Rs117.41, Petroleum Ministry sources said.
In contrast, the duty on high speed diesel was raised by Rs9.40 a litre to Rs52 a litre from Rs42.60.
The Petroleum Division had announced a Rs5 per litre drop in the pricing of both fuel and high-speed diesel.
After the change, the new petrol price is Rs409.78 per litre and high-speed diesel Rs409.58 per litre.
The revised fuel rates have come into force across the country from midnight, according to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division.
Farooq Sattar says 28th amendment to be presented before budget
Teenager drowns in canal near Sajawal
Govt slashes kerosene price, revises fuel duty on petrol, diesel
The IMF mission has arrived in Pakistan for discussions regarding the budget.
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