A widow was paid Rs.750,000/- on the intervention of  Wafaqi Mohtasib, Mr. Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi by Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) as her son has died of electrocution caused by an electric pole in the street.

The widow has lodged a complaint to the Wafaqi Mohtasib stating therein that her sixteen years old son met a tragic accident and died due to electrocution on 13^th March 2021. It was learnt that an electric pole was installed in the street by IESCO for feeding supply to a private poultry farm. The residents of the areas had repeatedly approached IESCO who failed to address the danger posed by the short circuited electric pole in the street.

Legal proceedings were initiated by the aggrieved family whereby the private poultry farm paid some compensation whereas IESCO did not pay its share of Rs. 7,500,000/- despite hectic efforts by the widow for over two years. Wafaqi Mohtasib’s Office, on receipt of this complaint, took up the matter with the concerned agencies, IESCO and NEPRA including provincial authorities, Punjab Forensic Science Agency and the Punjab Police. Its efforts with these federal and provincial agencies, undertaken as part of the Informal Resolution of Disputes (IRD) project as well as regular complaint handling mechanism, yielded positive results and a cheque of Rs. 7,50,000/- was delivered to the widow on 14^th April, 2023.

The complainant has thanked Wafaqi Mohtasib for his timely intervention in getting her lawful right without further delay.