On Jan 31, the federal government had slashed the per litre price of petrol by Rs5 for the month of February. Petrol is now available at Rs71.25 per litre.
The demand was made through a resolution jointly tabled by both treasury and opposition legislators at the Sindh Assembly session. The ruling Pakistan Peoples Party and all opposition parties in the house tabled their separate but identical resolutions.
The PPP, in its resolution, condemned the federal government and demanded it to reduce the petrol price to Rs40 per litre. The opposition’s resolution neither condemned the federal government nor demanded a specific reduction in the petrol prices. However, the PPP resolution was also signed by leaders of opposition parties.
In his brief speech before the resolution, Senior Sindh Minister Nisar Khuhro said that oil price in the international market came down from $120 per barrel to $35 per barrel, but in Pakistan its benefit was not passed on to people.
He said as the issue was quite fresh and a matter of public concern, he would be allowed to make a motion to table a joint resolution regarding reduction of petroleum prices.
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