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Lawmakers want govt to withdraw hike in POL prices
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of allied parties and opposition strongly protested against the surge in petroleum prices in the National Assembly session on Friday as members of opposition asked the government to withdraw the increase in prices of petroleum products. Presided over by Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, several members of the National Assembly protested against the recent […]
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of allied parties and opposition strongly protested against the surge in petroleum prices in the National Assembly session on Friday as members of opposition asked the government to withdraw the increase in prices of petroleum products.
Presided over by Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, several members of the National Assembly protested against the recent surge in petroleum prices in the Friday’s session.
Naveed Qamar of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) lashed out at the failure of tax generation policy, lamenting that the government was trying to achieve Federal Bureau Revenue (FBR) targets by burdening the poor. “The government could give relief to the public by slashing sales tax on petrol and diesel.” Another lawmaker, Aasia Nasir, said that the government had been allowing increases in petroleum prices for the past four months. “The surge in petroleum prices is causing inflation in the country’ she said, adding that the government must reconsider its decision on petroleum prices.
Amir Dogar of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) declared increase in petroleum prices ‘unjustified’ and appealed for calling off the surge, while Jamshed Dasti lamented that the government was insensitive to the problems faced by the people. Sahabzada Tariqullah of the Jamaat-e-Islami warned that the surge in kerosene prices would force the people to cut forests. Responding to arguments raised by opposition leaders, PML-N’s Rana Afzal said that petrol price before the PML-N tenure was Rs 113 per litre “We gradually cut down petroleum prices and provided relief to the people” he said.
Published in Daily Times, March 3rd 2018.
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