Supplying electricity to Pakistan's power-hungry cities is a complex business.<br/> <br />Here in Karachi stealing power by hooking up makeshift wires to the lines is commonplace.<br/> <br />Mafias control the illegal lines.<br/> <br />Some slums are held by the Taliban or gangs, making them no-go areas for power company staff.<br/> <br />Karachi Electric Power Supply Company manager Muhammad Siddiq says it's an impossible situation.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) MOHAMMAD SIDDIQ, KESC MANAGER, SAYING:<br/> <br />"If you remove them, which we often do, they're back again in five minutes or ten minutes and law enforcement is not effective."<br/> <br />Some of those who steal power see it differently.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(Urdu) MOHAMMAD TALIB, LATHE MACHINE SHOP SUPERVISOR, SAYING:<br/> <br />"When we get home in the evening there's a power outage. Even then KESC sends us huge bills. We can't afford to pay those bills, which is why we use the hooks."<br/> <br />Pakistan's power companies share the same set of problems.<br/> <br />Many s
