President promulgates ordinance to declare power theft a cognizable offence

President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday promulgated an ordinance to declare the theft of electricity a cognizable offence.Through the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance 2023, the president amended the Section 462 (O) of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860.According to a President House statement, the electricity distribution companies were earlier facing difficulties in the registration of FIRs […]