• Login
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
Times of Pakistan
No Result
View All Result
Home Pakistan National

Soaring oil prices: Amidst outcry, allies, opposition censure govt

ToP by ToP
April 2, 2012
in National, Pakistan
0
Soaring oil prices

Soaring oil prices

0
SHARES
1
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Soaring oil prices

ISLAMABAD: As Saturday’s massive increase in fuel prices triggered calls for a countrywide strike from transporters and traders, the Pakistan Peoples Party’s government came under scathing criticism from the opposition and allies alike.

The main opposition party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), announced on Sunday that its lawmakers would boycott a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), scheduled for today (Monday).“Boycott of the PCNS meeting, which is revisiting its recommendations on foreign policy, would be the first step against the government’s anti-people decisions,” said Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. “If the nation accepts this hike, it would prove they deserve rulers like (President Asif) Zardari,” Khan added.

About the PML-N’s future line of action, Chaudhry Nisar said, the party’s top leadership would make a decision. He added that other political forces would also be taken on board to chalk out a strategy to counter this ‘unjust’ step by the government. Terming the move a manifestation of bad governance, Khan said the president and the prime minister were enjoying foreign trips while the nation was suffering. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is currently in China to attend the Boao Forum for Asia, and President Zardari will be travelling to India on a private tour next week.

Khan also announced that his party would stage a rally in Rawalpindi against the increase in petroleum and CNG prices. “All political forces, traders and people have to unite against these injustices being done by the government,” he said.The opposition was not alone in criticising the government’s decision. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a collation partner of the PPP, also demanded an immediate withdrawal of the increase in fuel prices. The MQM said it would wait for the government till April 5 to take its decision back.“The Coordination Committee is in consultation with parliamentarians to determine the party’s future course of action,” MQM spokesperson Wasay Jalil told Media.

“We will wait till April 5, the day the joint session of Parliament resumes and announce our strategy if the government does not withdraw its decision,” he added. The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), another coalition partner of the PPP, described the decision as a ‘failure’ on part of the government. “It is a failure on the part of policymakers since such policies will create a wide gap between the masses and the government,” Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed told Media.

“A new national approach, above party lines, has to be forged by declaring an energy emergency, so that a workable plan of action is implemented to help ease the suffering of the people,” he added.However, Mushahid termed PML-N’s reaction ‘uncalled for and unimaginative’.Meanwhile, in a late night development petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain met with President Zardari and briefed him on the increase in fuel prices. According to sources, the president advised him to review the prices. – Thetribune

Tags: PCNSSoaring oil prices
Previous Post

Boao forum for Asia: Gilani says China’s enemy is our enemy

Next Post

Karachi violence: Flag removal, indiscriminate action on the cards

ToP

ToP

Related Posts

NAB orders sale of Nawaz’s assets
Pakistan

PML-N Describes NAB Legislation as “Detrimental” to Pakistan

by Jameel Ahmad
September 25, 2023
imran riaz khan
Pakistan

Journalist Imran Riaz Khan Safely Returns Home After Four-Month Absence

by Jameel Ahmad
September 25, 2023
IMF
Pakistan

IMF rejects interim govt’s power bill relief plan

by Jameel Ahmad
September 6, 2023
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Pakistan

Bilawal Stresses Importance of 90-Day Election Schedule Amid Delimitation Concerns

by Jameel Ahmad
September 6, 2023
Electricity Bills Protests
Pakistan

National Outrage Over Skyrocketing Power Bills Leads to Renewed Government Deliberations

by Jameel Ahmad
August 28, 2023
Imaan Mazari and Ali Wazir
Pakistan

Islamabad ATC Approves Bail for Imaan Mazari and Ali Wazir in Sedition Charges

by Jameel Ahmad
August 28, 2023
Battagram cable car
Pakistan

Army Assists in Cable Car Rescue Effort as Eight People, Including Schoolchildren, Left Stranded in Battagram

by Jameel Ahmad
August 22, 2023
Next Post
Karachi violence: Flag removal, indiscriminate action on the cards

Karachi violence: Flag removal, indiscriminate action on the cards

Popular Stories

  • Sofia Vergara

    Sofia Vergara accidentally exposed her breast after New Year’s Eve

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Journalist Imran Riaz Khan Safely Returns Home After Four-Month Absence

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Islamabad ATC Approves Bail for Imaan Mazari and Ali Wazir in Sedition Charges

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 9 Exotic Cat Breeds You May Have Never Seen Before

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 10 Most Expensive Pets, Unusual Choices

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
Times of Pakistan

About Times Of Pakistan

kralbetbetturkeyikimislibahis1xbetm.infohipas.infohttps://www.wiibet.com/restbetcdn.com

Other Categories

  • Beautiful Pakistan
  • Fashion News
  • Funny News
  • Viral Videos
  • Weird News

Recent Posts

  • PML-N Describes NAB Legislation as “Detrimental” to Pakistan
  • Journalist Imran Riaz Khan Safely Returns Home After Four-Month Absence
  • IMF rejects interim govt’s power bill relief plan

Times Of Pakistan © 2021. Design & Developed by E2E Solution Providers.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In