Govt increased price of petrol by Rs12.03 per litre

The government on Tuesday dropped a major bombshell on the people by increasing the price of petrol by Rs12.03 per litre due to an increase in the prices of crude oil in the international market.

“The prices of petroleum products are showing drastic increase in the international market and presently are at the highest level since 2014. Despite the unabated increase since the beginning of the year, Prime Minister Imran Khan deferred the last review of petroleum products' prices on January 31, 2022 and advised against the summary of OGRA,” said the finance division in the latest statement.

The finance division stated that the government had also levied 0% sales tax and reduced the levy to provide “relief” to the consumers against budgeted.

The finance division said that the “relief” had led the government to bear a revenue loss of around Rs 35 billion fortnightly.

“In the fortnightly review of Petroleum Products' prices, prime minister has considered the recommendation to increase the prices of petroleum products in line with change in the international oil prices. Despite increase in the prices of petroleum products, Petroleum levy and sales tax have been kept to the minimum,” said the notification.

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Faisal Vawda challenges disqualification decision in IHC

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda on Tuesday has challenged Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) verdict of disqualifying him for life in Islamabad High Court (IHC).

The former senator, in his petition, has stated that the election commission has no jurisdiction to take disqualification decision. The judgment of ECP has no legal status, he mentioned.

Earlier, ECP had disqualified PTI’s Faisal Vawda for life over concealing his dual nationality at the time of participating in the National Assembly election on a Karachi seat during 2018 General Elections.

A three-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja announced its reserved verdict, directing the PTI leader to return the salary and other benefits he had received as a member of NA (MNA) within two months.

The commission had also declared the vote which Vawda had cast in the Senate elections on March 10 as MNA "invalid". Vawda had submitted a false affidavit with his nomination papers, ECP stated.

It is to be mentioned here that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) lawmaker Qadir Khan Mandokhail, Mian Faisal and Mian Asif Mehmood had filed a plea against Vawda, stating that he is no longer Sadiq and Ameen (truthful and trustworthy) as he concealed his dual citizenship and submitted a false affidavit in the ECP with his nomination papers.

Talking to media after the hearing, Mandokhail said he emerged victorious in the case after visiting courts for nearly four years. ECP’s order to Vawda to return all benefits he had received as a parliamentarian is a good precedent, he added.

On January 20, an investigative report revealed that Faisal Vawda had committed perjury by falsely declaring in an oath to the ECP that he did not hold any foreign nationality.

Vawda was in possession of a United States passport at the time he filed his nomination papers on June 11, 2018. The minister remained an American national even at the time the scrutiny of his nomination papers was completed, the report found.

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IHC orders former CJ Gilgit Baltistan Rana Shamim to submit affidavit to AGP

Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed former chief judge of Gilgit Baltistan Rana Shamim to submit his affidavit to Attorney General of Pakistanin the contempt of court case.

Rana Shamim’s counsel Latif Afridi pleaded to the court for adjournment of the case hearing today.

Attorney General Khalid Javed pleaded to the court to direct Rana Shamim to submit his affidavit and the list of his witnesses. “The proceedings will move ahead after his statement on oath and the witnesses list,” Khalid Javed said.

The bench directed Rana Shamim to submit his written statement and the list of witnesses to the Attorney General before the next hearing of the case.

The court accepted plea of the defence lawyer and adjourned the case till March 07.

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Raast will provide benefit to the common man: PM Imran

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday said that 22 billion people are a huge power for any country as they can contribute in the economy in an effective manner.

While addressing a launching ceremony of “Raast” program, the PM suggested that to strengthen ourselves as a nation, we should take advantage from technology.

The Raast program will provide benefit to the common man, he added.

The PM told that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is striving to take our country to the digital revolution.

According to a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report, we have diminished poverty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and this leads us to get re-elected in the province, he stated.
The Raast programme is a digital platform developed by the State Bank of Pakistan for remittances and transactions between citizens, businesses and government agencies.

The digitally faster and easier system will facilitate the common man in accessing banking channels and electronic transactions.

At the same time, it will help various financial institutions, including commercial banks, microfinance institutions and banks, government agencies and Fintax, to access and connect to the central system at low-cost with time saving.

After its success at the level of direct business and investment last year, it has been launched at the level of citizens for the convenience of the common man.

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Raast will provide benefit to the common man: PM Imran

Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday said that 22 billion people are a huge power for any country as they can contribute in the economy in an effective manner.

While addressing a launching ceremony of “Raast” program, the PM suggested that to strengthen ourselves as a nation, we should take advantage from technology.

The Raast program will provide benefit to the common man, he added.

The PM told that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is striving to take our country to the digital revolution.

According to a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report, we have diminished poverty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and this leads us to get re-elected in the province, he stated.
The Raast programme is a digital platform developed by the State Bank of Pakistan for remittances and transactions between citizens, businesses and government agencies.

The digitally faster and easier system will facilitate the common man in accessing banking channels and electronic transactions.

At the same time, it will help various financial institutions, including commercial banks, microfinance institutions and banks, government agencies and Fintax, to access and connect to the central system at low-cost with time saving.

After its success at the level of direct business and investment last year, it has been launched at the level of citizens for the convenience of the common man.

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Pakistan reports 27 corona deaths in 24 Hours

Pakistan has reported 27 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,488,958. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 29,828 on Tuesday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 2,597 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Till now 13,380 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 7,985 in Sindh 6,133 in KP, 999 in Islamabad, 771 in Azad Kashmir, 371 in Balochistan, and 189 in GB.

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Opposition will fail in its designs against PM Imran: Fawad Chuadry

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said the opposition parties will once again fail in their designs against Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Speaking at a ceremony in Pind Dadan Khan, he said the people of Pakistan will not pardon former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his other family members until they return the plundered amount.

He said the Prime Minister has no personal enmity against the opposition parties but he just wants the recovery of amount plundered by them. He pointed out that Pakistan is faced with dire economic situation and inflation because of the acts of past rulers.

As regards PPP, the information minister said it has no political support in Punjab, regretting that its Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari wants to do politics now by using the shoulders of JUI (F). He advised Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to do politics on its own strength and take a leaf in this regard from the politics of Benazir Bhutto and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

The information minister said the voice of Prime Minister Imran Khan on important matters including Islamophobia is being given weightage by the Muslim Ummah and the western countries. He said it is the first time after twenty three years that a Prime Minister is visiting Moscow.

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