ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah Wednesday urged the Government to decrease the prices of electricity by passing the benefit of significant oil price reduction in the international market.
Speaking on a Point of Order in the National Assembly, he said 38 percent electricity was being produced in the country from fuel, and fuel prices have registered a significant decrease in the last few months.
The people should be given relief. The price of electricity has been increased by 35 percent in the country in the last few years. In Pakistan the prices of electricity were at maximum as compared to the neighbouring countries. Load shedding was on the increase in the country since 2013. Hydel power was being produced at Rs 7 per unit while the power is being sold from Rs 22 to Rs 23 per unit.
He said profitable organizations especially Oil and Gas Development Authority (OGDCL), Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) must not be privatized. The shares of OGDCL and PPl must not be sold as it harms the country. He said Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) has already been closed for the first time in last 30 years.
From 25,000 to 30,000 families would be affected by closure of the mill. Government and opposition should devise a joint policy for putting the country on the road to progress and prosperity. Government should review its policy of privatization, decrease prices of electricity.
A joint strategy should be devised to review privatization policy, Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). He said the thinking of the people could not be changed by holding sit ins but the people could be influenced by introducing people friendly policies.
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