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Opposition rejects OGRA’s recommendation to increase gas prices

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Sherry Rehman on Saturday has rejected Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)’s recommendation to increase gas prices by 235 percent.

The PPP leader lashed out at the incumbent government and said that this decision will put additional burden of Rs175 billion on the people.

She said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is forcing the opposition for protest with such kind of steps. The government has given Ramazan package of price hike to the people and asked them to stay calm, she added.

Meanwhile, Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif termed sinking economy as threat to national security. The sky high prices will create difficulties for the people for survival, he added.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader further demanded to withdraw the suggestion of increasing the prices.

 

 

 

 

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.