ISLAMABAD: Top officials of the National Electric and Power Regulatory Auth­ority (Nepra) have significantly increased their remunerations, without mandatory approval by the federal cabinet, sources told Dawn.

The increase has come at a time when the power sector is facing massive technical, commercial and distribution losses.

The chairperson and me­m­bers of all the regulatory bodies are normally ent­itled to a maximum Manage­ment Position (MP) scale I with basic pay of Rs629,000 to Rs772,780 per month.

Other perks — Rs146,000 to 206,000 for house rent and Rs35,000 for utilities — take their total pay to Rs800,000 to Rs1 million.

Remuneration for chairperson, members increased four times in violation of law

The Nepra officials have app­roved almost a three times hike in their remunerations.

The regulatory body was sent a detailed questionnaire on Feb 10 seeking comment on the salary revisions and whether the government’s approval was sought, but no........

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