ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad District. Sessions Judge East and his family spent the entire night without electricity in hot weather after thieves allegedly stole the power cable connected to his house.
The police registered a case under Section 379 of the Pakistan Penal Code against unidentified thieves in response to a complaint lodged by Zahid Mehmood.
The police said that Mehmood worked as a cook at the judge’s house in G-10. During the early hours of June 10, at around 2am, the power supply to the house was suddenly disconnected.
The residents waited for the restoration of electricity, but the supply was not restored. Later in the morning, they discovered that the external power cable had been stolen.
Only the judge’s house lost power at around 2am, while electricity supply to other houses in the street. the area remained uninterrupted. However, no one noticed the theft of the cable until morning.
Meanwhile, Iesco was informed about the power outage. In response, a team reached the house and installed a replacement cable, restoring electricity to the house after 12 hours.
Published in Dawn, June 12th, 2026
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