Allies, opposition slam government over Rs55 fuel price hike
• PPP, MQM, PTI, JUI-F and JI criticise move days before Eid • Leaders warn of new wave of inflation, demand relief measures LAHORE / ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday came under fire not only from the opposition parties but also from its own allies over its move to hike petrol and diesel prices by Rs55 per litre. The PPP, the ruling PML-N’s ally, chided Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the increase in the prices of petroleum products, saying the party would take up the matter in parliam...
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PM Shehbaz to announce austerity plan tomorrow amid global fuel crisis
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would unveil an austerity plan of the government on Monday in view of the prevailing global fuel crisis due to the US/Israel-Iran war, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. On Friday, the government announced an increase in the petroleum product prices by up to Rs55 in the wake of the regional energy crisis. In a press release, the PMO said the PM Shehbaz chaired a meeting on Sunday and reviewed the austerity plan. “The meeting was apprised that the ...
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