ISLAMABAD: Lahore High Court Bar filed petition in Supreme Court of Pakistan against power generation policy of 1994.

Petitioner pleaded to court to declare power generation policy of 1994 as unconstitutional. President LHC Bar Asad Manzoor Butt has filed petition against 1994 power generation policy, in which government, Ministry of Water and Power, Energy Ministry etc have been made respondents. “One-sided agreements with independent power producers (IPPs) lacking transparency and have been illegal and unislamic,” according to plea. Petitioner has requested to apex court to summon all details of IPPs including ownership. “Court should also demand details of IPPs not generating electricity”, plea read. Petitioner said that expensive electricity has been violation of Article 18 and burden over general public. Petition said that court decisions have set principle of monitoring policy matters over violation of fundamental rights of people.