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#MichaelAndTeene-177:
(B)
Question for the Federal Ombudsman (Part 2):-
By June 24 2024, there was no progress in the #Hayatabad Police investigation of the May 24 2024 meter disappearance (despite repeated inquiries from all affectees)...& at 1330 hours local time, the victims' publicly located power line disappeared! PITC was helpless again...but this time, the Police claimed helplessness, too...& so said consumers were deprived of the right to stay in their own home!
https://www.geo.tv/latest/550756-pakistan-suffers-loss-worth-rs600bn-a-year-due-to-electricity-theft-minister

#MichaelAndTeene-177:
(A)
Question for the Federal Ombudsman (Part 1):-
How doesn't the Ombudsman know of the following case filed with the #Hayatabad #Peshawar Police:--
On May 24 2024, a #PESCO meter disappeared from its public location (despite no bill arrears), #PITC was helpless, #PESCO advised the victim consumer to file a police report, said consumer implemented, the Police instructed #PESCO to provide a direct supply until investigation completion, & #PESCO did...
https://www.app.com.pk/domestic/federal-ombudsman-ensures-justice-for-pesco-consumer-in-abbottabad/

#MichaelAndTeene-176:
(D)
The meeting between the #Pakistan Prime Minister, #Pakistan Inter-Provincial Coordination Minister & #KhyberPakhtunkhwa Governor, poses a question (to Minister R. Sanaullah, the only participant with legal expertise):-
"The Writ Of The State" regards the sanctity of human rights; how may power supply be a crime...unless Mr. Kundi accused Mr. Gandapur, of shielding the #PESCO Board & C-suite from being compelled to admit bankruptcy / culpability?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1841176

#MichaelAndTeene-176:
(C)
#Karkhano Market (#Peshawar) is overflowing with relatively-cheap #British & #German merchandise; but despite the abundance of cheapness, local buyers are unimpressed; luckily, hunting/travel gear, kitchenware/crockery, etc. don't rot in blackout-ridden heat...but who can hike or cook much, with sky-high #IMF food prices?
How sad that, despite the poor economic conditions in the #UK & #Germany, #Paris was beaten out by (already-battered) #London?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqee1vpe3deo

#MichaelAndTeene-176:
(B)
Notwithstanding #DevelopedWorld distaste for linking "rich" problems with "poor" problems, since last year, #Peshawar #YouTubers have been posting repeated invitations to viewers to buy #Japanese, #Korean & #Chinese goods ranging from gadgets to garments in #Karkhano...but, given that the same goods are listed in every new vlog, could said brands encourage sales by being a little more committed to nullifying #IMF inflation-promotion in #Pakistan?
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/23/markets/global-investors-japanese-stocks/

#MichaelAndTeene-176:
(A)
Is there sufficient evidence to conclude, that major economic problems, from #China to the #US, are directly or indirectly, due to #IMF "assistance":-
-Is #Islamabad's flawed #FinanceBill2024, the #FBR response to #IMF demands for an exponential increase in annual #Pakistani taxation revenues?
-Is the crash in #European & #Japanese stocks, a consequence of #IMF taxes in #Pakistan?
-Is the #IMF behind the latest rash of Too-Big-To-Fail businesses?
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-06-23/IMF-World-faces-critical-moment-to-determine-this-decade-1uDS0gKoOpa/p.html

#MichaelAndTeene-175:
(E)
2 legal/fiscal questions for the #FBR Chairman:-
-May Chairman Tiwana's hasty ultimatum to #Pakistani traders to switch to cashless transactions, have put undue pressure on #NADRA's cashless transaction project?
-In view of the flawed #FinanceBill2024, failed #TajirDostScheme, unreliable tax collection from foreign firms, etc., is it time to replace #McKinsey...or scrap foreign contractors in favor of (genuinely-competent) #Pakistani consultants?
https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2024/06/22/govt-halts-national-digital-wallet-project/

#MichaelAndTeene-175:
(D)
#CarlyleGroup has suddenly run up against business issues:-
-It is in a sudden frenzy to sell #Cogentrix (a #NorthCarolina power company which has not - yet - been named in the investigation into the May 2024 #Carthage home invasion & self defense case, regarding a #USArmy Officer & the supposed power company worker/trespasser).
-Its gas-fired power plants (e.g. #PESCO?) are - unofficially - going bankrupt.
But #Elliott is "overplaying its hand"?
https://www.ft.com/content/927ecde7-6f75-4e2c-a467-daf65d947f27

#MichaelAndTeene-175:
(C)
#Microtech was founded by #US veteran Mr. Tony Jimenez in #Virginia (#US) in 2004. Before this, Mr. Jimenez spent ~25 years serving in the #USArmy. Within a short while, #Microtech had officially established overseas contracts, e.g. in #Pakistan...but there is a discrepancy:-
-If #Microtech was established in the #US in 2004, how might its #Pakistani website claim to be doing business in #Pakistan since 1997?
-Whom to ask - #Virginia or #Karachi?
https://washingtontechnology.com/2013/11/why-is-the-post-attacking-tony-jimenez-and-microtech/357496/

#MichaelAndTeene-175:
(B)
10 years ago, #Peshawar Electric Supply Co (#PESCO) & #Multan Electric Power Co (#MEPCO), under #USAID supervision, signed a contract with #Microtech, for a mass "smart meter" rollout. While #MEPCO reportedly made some progress, #PESCO has crashed:-
-#PESCO is legally bankrupt
-Hostile forces are seemingly conspiring with #PESCO executive/junior employees to launch murderous attacks against servicemen/veterans
Any comment from #US Envoy D. Blome?
https://www.smart-energy.com/regional-news/asia/smart-meters-pakistan-utilities-to-begin-large-scale-ami-rollout/

#MichaelAndTeene-175:
(A)
This news story poses 3 questions:-
-Is the #Pakistan PM's demand for a "whole-of-government approach" to addressing national security threats, a legal oxymoron?
-Guerrilla warfare is based on surprise & speed; may the PM's (time-consuming & legally-vague) "approach" empower the enemies of servicemen/veterans?
-Why scrap the legal method of an Army-led investigation, where all other departments are obligated to extend full cooperation to the GHQ?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1841249/operation-azm-i-istehkam-govt-approves-reinvigorated-national-counter-terrorism-campaign

#MichaelAndTeene-174:
(D)
The murder of 5 #Pakistan Army soldiers in #Kurram, adds an edge of urgency to the need to cleanse the corruption in the #Peshawar Electric Supply Co (#PESCO), given that the cheapest & easiest source of power for an #IED, is a nearby power line; before #PESCO's financial woes can be legally resolved, it is of the utmost importance that Armed Forces investigators scrutinize #PESCO employees/contractors to identify any mole(s) behind such attacks.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1841060/5-soldiers-martyred-in-ied-blast-in-kps-kurram-district-ispr

#MichaelAndTeene-174:
(C)
When faced by a loss-making firm, the solution is never to take revenge on the customers, but to replace troublemaking executives & board members.
Given #Peshawar Electric Supply Co (#PESCO) issues, take the case of #US power company #NRG; the Board & CEO became obsessed with "smart gadgets" & #NRG was losing cash, until #ElliotInvestmentManagement replaced the CEO & some Board members, proving #NRG's issues were never the fault of its consumers!
https://www.thearmchairtrader.com/nrg-energy-stock-price-elliott-management/

#MichaelAndTeene-174:
(B)
According to rumor, the #Peshawar Electric Supply Co (#PESCO) operates its business as a joint venture that makes #SaifPower (a subsidiary of the disgraced #SaifGroup) the de facto "owner" of all #PESCO power distribution contracts. In view of #PESCO's own admission that it is only receiving 40% of projected revenues, is it time to replace #SaifEnergy with, for instance, #AlternEnergy (a subsidiary of the highly-successful #DesconEngineeringLtd)?
https://mettisglobal.news/nepra-renews-altern-energys-generation-license-until-june-2031/

#MichaelAndTeene-174:
(A)
This analysis of #Peshawar Electric Supply Co (#PESCO) problems, poses 2 questions:-
-"#PESCO only gets paid for 40% of the power it supplies"
If #PESCO faces corporate insolvency, is it obligated to declare bankruptcy, thus making way for another firm to settle investor & consumer debts? Can any investor &/or consumer sue #PESCO for damages?
-"#PESCO imposes blackouts to penalize theft"
Can a utility company assume judicial &/or punitive powers?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1840955

#MichaelAndTeene-173:
(D)
Given the burgeoning fiscal problems plaguing the global economy (most of which are the direct result of excessive governmental & intergovernmental "supervision"), how may #Hollywood executives logically argue that a musical about the #WickedWitchOfTheWest & footage of Jaafar Jackson trying hopelessly to dance like #MichaelJackson (starting when the poor dear is about to hit his 30s), constitute a viable international revenue-generation strategy?
https://variety.com/2024/film/global/universal-cineeurope-michael-jackson-biopic-wicked-1236040889/

#MichaelAndTeene-173:
(C)
Common misconception:- The majority of the leading stocks on a given bourse are domestic brands. In reality, the top stocks on every bourse are multinationals, usually #American, #European &/or #Japanese.
It looks as though the People Of the #US, #EU & #Japan, best buckle up for a repeat of the #GFC2008, because, according to #Pakistani subsidiaries of #Hermes, #JPMorgan #CapitalGroup, etc., advice to "go all in" by #Fitch & #Moodys, is reliable!
https://www.dawn.com/news/1840806/shares-at-psx-surge-to-all-time-high-on-rating-agencies-dovish-outlook

#MichaelAndTeene-173:
(B)
#Intel shares are down ~5% & #GenDigital shares are down ~3% during the last month, & still fallling. #Intel owns #McAfee & #GenDigital owns #Norton.
#McAfee & #Norton are the leading names in the cybersecurity sector; thus, is it reasonable to assume that the #NYSE computer glitch (for several hours on June 3 2024) is the reason for the #Intel & #GenDigital crash, as well as #Washington's sudden war with #McAfee & #Norton competitor, #Kaspersky?
https://www.reuters.com/technology/biden-ban-us-sales-kaspersky-software-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/

#MichaelAndTeene-173:
(A)
Given the #FIA's sudden obsession with #Peshawar over the rest of #Pakistan, chasing human / narcotics / spurious drug traffickers, financial fraudsters, etc. (N.B. It remains to be seen whether #FIA indictments hold up in court); & the unresolved #FIA HQ (#Islamabad) robbery that occurred ~48 hours before the #NYSE glitch:-
How did the #Pakistan PM try to shift jurisdiction over utility sector corruption cases, from the #ArmedForces to the #FIA?
https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/fia-cyber-crime-circle-peshawar-conducted-maj-1836688.html