Government announces fuel subsidy of Rs100 per litre for
motorcycl owner
Musadik says Nawaz Sharif directed PM Shehbaz to reduce
petrol prices for the poorLAHORE: State Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik
Monday said motorcyclists would get a relief of Rs100 per litre of petrol
instead of Rs50.
Addressing a press conference at the PMLN office in Model
Town, he said the price of petrol had been reduced for motorcyclists and small
cars and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had given only six weeks to implement
this decision.
He said Shehbaz Sharif had directed the ministry that the
difference between the petrol prices should be at least Rs100 per litre.
Musadik said former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had
directed Shehbaz Sharif that the petrol price for the poor should be reduced.
The minister said he will make petrol cheaper for the poor
and put the money of the rich in the pockets of the poor. He further said the
owners of big vehicles will pay the higher price of petrol. Answering a
question, he said out of 22 crore population, 21 crore were poor.
He said the government had separated gas tariff for the rich
and the poor and this decision will soon be implemented and will continue as
long as the coalition government remained in power.
“There are two Pakistans – one is the powerful and the other
is the Pakistan of the poor and the weak,” he said and maintained that in one
Pakistan, the poor got jail for stealing bread while in the other Pakistan a
criminal who was called for appearance in courts said he was above the law.
He said Imran Khan lived in a 400 kanal house in Banigala
and was asking his workers to attack the police and law enforcing agencies. He
further said Imran Khan didn’t follow the Constitution as well as law of the
land and believed that he was above all.
Musadik said the government stood with the poor and every
possible relief will be given to them. He said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
was also monitoring the Ramazan package as well as the recently initiated
subsidized petrol availability for the poor.
Musadik said people living in posh areas such as Gulberg and
Clifton also had respect but the government will provide cheap gas to the poor.
He said those who travel with a motorcade of security vehicles and masked
bodyguards will have to pay more petrol price than a common citizen who was
traveling on a motorcycle or on a small car.
He said another alleged audio of former chief justice Saqib
Nisar had surfaced. The minister said the former chief justice wrote judgments
in which a daughter was dragged to jail in front of her father.
Continuing his criticism of the former chief justice, the
PMLN leader said a person who kept calling himself chief justice could not
respect his chair. He said Saqib Nisar was using words ‘slap the woman’ and
‘Thok Do’. He said the audio should be investigated and if the tape was
original, then a case should be registered.
Answering a question, he said the government had announced
Ramazan package and strict notice will be taken of abuse of free flour.
Answering another question, he said Imran Khan has increased the auction price
after taking gifts from Toshakhana.
He said no country was upset over the sale of gifts of
Toshakhana and suggested that all the Toshakhana gifts should be auctioned.
Replying to a question, he said the gas circular debt, which went up to Rs1700
billion had been cleared and the government was working on LNG. He said it was
not possible to reverse the lower gas tariff once announced by the government.
Answering a question, he said if anyone from the PMLN took
advantage of Toshakhana, he had to answer. The recipient of gift from
Toshakhana has to pay the full amount, Musadik announced.
Talking about the formula of giving subsidized petrol, he
said a motorcyclist could get two to three liters of petrol per day and could
get 21 litre a month while a small car owner will get 30 liter of petrol in one
month. He said that the motorcyclist or a small car owner will be registered
through CNIC, mobile number and the vehicle registration. He will send a
message on a particular number and will get a code. On petrol pump, he will
give the pin code and his CNIC will be scanned and he will be able to get
information as how much he has consumed fuel and how much he can get.
He said that the petrol price will be increased by Rs50 per
litre for the rich and the poor will get subsidised petrol. He said that an
escrow account will be opened in a bank and Rs50 per litre increased price will
be deposited in that account and the poor segment will be given subsidy from
that account.
He said a text message will be sent to the owners of
motorcycles and small cars and the government was synchronizing the data with
the help of Nadra.
About a question related to the Russian oil, the minister
said he had never said that Russian oil will come in March. Musadik said he had
said that orders for the Russian oil would be placed in April. He said the
government was negotiating the purchase of oil from Russia. To another
question, he said the government had no objection to getting cheap oil from
Iran. He said all possible ways to get cheap petrol without getting sanctions
will be explored by the government. “We will take our decisions and will not
allow anyone to dictate us,” he concluded. write in intersting way and simple
words
State Minister for Petroleum, Musadik Malik, announced on
Monday that the price of petrol will be reduced for motorcyclists and small car
owners. This decision was directed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who had
given six weeks to implement it. Former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
also directed that petrol prices for the poor be reduced.
Minister Malik stated that the relief for motorcyclists will
be Rs100 per liter of petrol instead of the previously proposed Rs50. He
emphasized that the government stands with the poor and will provide every
possible relief to them. The Ramazan package and subsidized petrol availability
for the poor are also being monitored by the Prime Minister.
The minister also talked about the differentiation of gas
tariffs for the rich and the poor, with the aim of putting money in the pockets
of the poor. He stated that there are two Pakistans - one for the powerful and
the other for the poor and weak. The government will provide cheap gas to the
poor and the owners of big vehicles will have to pay the higher price of
petrol.
In addition, Minister Malik criticized Imran Khan, stating
that he did not follow the Constitution or law of the land and believed that he
was above all. The minister said that the government will investigate the
alleged audio of former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar and if the tape was original,
a case should be registered.
Regarding the subsidized petrol formula, Minister Malik
explained that a motorcyclist could get two to three liters of petrol per day
and a small car owner will get 30 liters of petrol per month. The recipient of
gift from Toshakhana has to pay the full amount, and an escrow account will be
opened in a bank with the increased petrol price deposited in it. The poor
segment will be given subsidy from that account.
Overall, Minister Malik emphasized that the government will
provide relief to the poor and will explore all possible ways to get cheap
petrol without getting sanctions.
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