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Pay Up or Face Legal Action: WASA Appends FIR Warnings Over 1-Month Overdue Bills
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lahore has started attaching First Information Report (FIR) warning notices directly to consumer utility bills, ARY News reported.
- According to details, these legal warning notices are being dispatched even to consumers who have missed only a single month’s payment.
- The aggressive recovery tactic has drawn sharp criticism from local residents.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lahore has started attaching First Information Report (FIR) warning notices directly to consumer utility bills, ARY News reported.
According to details, these legal warning notices are being dispatched even to consumers who have missed only a single month’s payment.
The aggressive recovery tactic has drawn sharp criticism from local residents. Expressing their anger, disgruntled consumers stated, “We are receiving outright threatening messages over a single month’s unpaid bill.”
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