Islamabad:
The headquarters of the state television of Pakistan (PTV) accumulated electricity bills greater than RS138.94 million in the last five fiscal years, according to official figures presented to the National Assembly.
According to a written response presented by the Ministry of Information and Badera in the NA, the PTV electricity expense has constantly increased each year, with a total of RS138,936,472 spent from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
In fiscal year 2020-21, the Electricity Law draft was at RS17,287,399, which increased to RS24,045,382 in 2021-22, followed by RS28,895,833 in 2022-23.
The ascending trend continued in 2023-24, when RS37,693,235 was spent. Although the figure decreased slightly by 2024-25, it still ascended to RS31,014,623.
The cumulative total during the five -year period reached RS138,936,472.
