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title: "IHC orders PESCO to cover treatment costs for girl who lost hands in electrical accident"
description: "Most outlets led with the Islamabad High Court’s ruling that PESCO must fund the medical treatment of a girl who lost both hands in an electrical accident. 24 News HD added context, noting the girl was allegedly trying to steal electricity in Charsadda. Minute Mirror emphasized that the court ordered PESCO to cover expenses for treatment and rehabilitation, including artificial hands. ARY News and Minute Mirror did not mention the alleged act of stealing electricity."
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# IHC orders PESCO to cover treatment costs for girl who lost hands in electrical accident

pakistan · updated 11 Oct 2026, 8:03 AM PKT · 10–11 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments

**HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the Islamabad High Court's order for PESCO to fund the treatment of a girl who lost both hands in an electrical accident. One outlet added context, noting the incident allegedly occurred when the girl was trying to steal electricity in Charsadda.

## How it developed

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### 11 Oct 2026 — IHC orders PESCO to fund treatment of girl who lost both hands in electrical accident (1 outlet)

- **Daily Times** — [IHC orders PESCO to fund treatment of girl who lost both hands in electrical accident](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1565478/ihc-orders-pesco-to-fund-treatment-of-girl-who-lost-both-hands-in-electrical-accident/) · 11 Oct 2026, 8:03 AM PKT
  > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed a petition filed by the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) and upheld the President of Pakistan’s decision directing the power utility to provide comprehensive medical treatment and rehabilitation to a nine-year-old girl, Lubaba, who lost both hands in an electrical accident in July 2021. In its 11-page written […]

### 10 Oct 2026 — IHC orders PESCO to cover treatment costs for girl who lost hands in electrical accident (3 outlets)

> Most outlets led with the Islamabad High Court’s ruling that PESCO must fund the medical treatment of a girl who lost both hands in an electrical accident. 24 News HD added context, noting the girl was allegedly trying to steal electricity in Charsadda. Minute Mirror emphasized that the court ordered PESCO to cover expenses for treatment and rehabilitation, including artificial hands. ARY News and Minute Mirror did not mention the alleged act of stealing electricity.

- **Minute Mirror** — [IHC Orders PESCO to provide artificial hands to gi...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/ihc-orders-pesco-to-provide-artificial-hands-to-girl-642348/) · 10 Oct 2026, 3:16 PM PKT
  > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) to bear all expenses for the treatment, rehabilitation and
- **24 News HD** — [IHC orders PESCO to pay for treatment of girl who lost hands due to electric shock](https://www.24newshd.tv/10-Oct-2026/ihc-orders-pesco-pay-treatment-girl-lost-hands-due-electric-shock) · 10 Oct 2026, 12:44 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Giving an important decision in the case of a nine-year-old girl, who had lost her both hands after she received an electric shock while allegedly trying to steal electricity in Charsadda, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday ordered the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) to bear the expenses of her treatment, reported 24NewsHD TV.
- **ARY News (English)** — [IHC orders PESCO to fund treatment of girl who lost both hands in electrical accident](https://arynews.tv/ihc-orders-pesco-to-fund-treatment-of-girl-who-lost-both-hands-in-electrical-accident) · 10 Oct 2026, 11:18 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed a petition filed by the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) and upheld the President...

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