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“No Increase in Petrol Prices”, PM Khan Turns Down OGRA's Request Vol. IV, No. 244 Monday, 01 March, 2021 email address: [email protected] Editor: Asim Khan Price Rs. 5 Shutter down strike No talks observed as Asad with India Achakzai laid to rest in without Chaman Kashmir issue: Sheikh Rasheed News Desk ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Shei kh Rasheed on Sunday said that Pakistan wanted better ties with India, but no talks with Staff Reporter other parts of Balochistan New Delhi were possible Shutter down strike by ignoring the decades- CHAMAN: Shutter down also observed in Chaman, old Kashmir issue. strike observed in Quetta Pishin, Killa Abdullah, Addressing a press and other parts of Balo Zhob, Harnai, Loralai, conference in Islamabad chistan against the mur- and other Pasht oon- today, Sheikh Rasheed der of Awami National dominated areas of termed dialogues with Party (ANP) leader Asad Balochistan. The Baloch India without Kashmir Khan Achakzai on istan government had issue betrayal with the Sunday. All shops, mar- adopted strict security nation. He said the kets, and business cent- measures to maintain the revival of Article 370 ers remained closed in law and order situations and 35-A of the Indian Quetta and other parts of on the eve of the strike. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan planting an Olive Sapling during the Inauguration Ceremony of Salt Range and Tilla Joggian constitution to restore the province. The flow of traffic National Parks at Padhri Reserve in Islamabad. PID PHOTO the special status of In Chaman: thousands remains thin Jammu and Kashmir is a of people turned out to In Quetta, the flow of prerequisite for the dia- mourn the killing of traffic remains thin as a logue between Pakistan Asad Achakzai. Funeral result of the shutter down and India. prayer of the ANP leader strike. ANP had given a “No increase in petrol Responding to a ques- offered in Chaman. ANP call of shutter down tion, the interior minis- Balochistan President, strike to mourn the kill- ter claimed that Pakistan Asghar Khan Achakzai, ing of its leader. Other has successfully com- provincial ministers, political groups and the prices”, PM Khan turns plied with 24 out of 27 Zamarak Khan Achakzai, traders’ community have points of the FATF action Malik Naeem Khan Baz backed the call for the plan. He maintained ai, and others partici- strike. that the country will pated in the funeral pray Police had found the complete the action plan er. Addressing the mour decomposed dead body down OGRA’s request soon and will come out ners, Asghar Achakzai of the ANP leader from of the FATF grey list. demanded punishment the Nohsar area of Quetta Monitoring Desk/INP Imran Khan did not price increases for the Lashing out at the past for the killer of Asad on Saturday even ing. NEWS accept this proposal. previous five consecu- rulers, the interior min- Achakzai. The Deputy Inspe ctor There has been no tive fortnights. This was ister said that the plun- “The killer is already in General (DIG) of Police, ISLAMABAD: Prime increase in the prices of despite an increase in derers had brought the the custody of the police, Muhammad Azh ar Minister Imran Khan on petroleum products. international oil prices country to the verge of the accused has to be tri- Akram in the late-night Sunday turned down Despite the continuous over the last 15 days. economic disaster. He aled fairly”, Mr. Achakzai press conference said the request of the Oil rise in the prices of Over the last many maintained that Pakis said. police have arrested the and Gas Regulatory petroleum products in months, the government tan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Strike also observed in killer of Asad Achakzai. Authority (OGRA) for the world market, the has been tweaking with led government put the an increase in fuel prime minister did not petroleum levy rates country on the path of prices. Special Assistant allow it.” instead of GST as levy economic stability and Chronic absentees: 35 to the PM Shehbaz Gill The prices would remains in the federal progress. said the premier has have been effective from kitty while GST goes to Replying to another teachers suspended in taken step to avoid put- March 1. For the next 15 the divisible pool taxes Authority’s (OGRA) pro- products by up to Rs7 question, he predicted ting a financial burden days, the prices of petro- and thus about 57pc posal to jack up fuel but the prime minister that Finance Minister Dera Bugti on the masses. leum products will share is grabbed by the rates from March 1. didn’t accept the pro- Abdul Hafeez Sheikh will In a tweet, he shared a remain the same. provinces. Special Assistant to posal. win the upcoming Senate picture of Ogra’s pro- Ogra had proposed an Prices of petroleum the Prime Minister on He said Prime election. posed prices and said: increase in prices earlier products will not see P o l i t i c a l Minister Khan didn’t “Ogra proposed to this month as well, but any increase at least for Communication Dr grant permission for increase the price of the prime minister had a fortnight as Prime Shahbaz Gill tweeted hiking fuel prices Senate polls: petroleum products turned it down. The Minister Imran Khan that the OGRA recom- despite international oil from about Rs6-7 per decision had come as a has rejected the Oil and mended an increase in rates going up consist- Bilawal litre. Prime Minister break from continuous Gas Regulatory prices of petroleum ently. invites PTI, MQM, GDA to MQM-P Horse trading affects MQM-P to hold session over excuses to proportional join PDM Senate attend representation of political News Desk Education Desk in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan. The News Desk upcoming Senate luncheon parties in polls: Gill ISLAMABAD: Pakistan DERA BUGTI: The educa- department under the polls. Peoples Party chairman tion department govern- former secretary Tayyab KARACHI: Coalition It is to be mentioned News Desk Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ment of Balochistan has Lehri had already sus- partners Muttahida here that Pakistan hosted by on Sunday invited Mutta suspended 35 teachers in pended over 2,000 teach- Qaumi Movement- People’s Party (PPP) ISLAMABAD: Federal hida Qaumi Movement- the Dera Bugti district. ers in the province. Pakistan (MQM-P), on Saturday reached PTI Minister for Information Pakistan (MQM-P) to join “They were chronic The number of govern- Grand Democratic out to MQM-P for sup- and Broadcasting Shibli Pakistan Democratic absentees”, Sher Khan ment-run schools is Alliance (GDA) and port in Senate elec- News Desk Faraz on Sunday said Movement (PDM). Bazai, the Secretary above 14,000 Pakistan Tehreek-e- tions. that Pakistan Tehreek-e- Addressing a joint Education Balochistan The number of govern- Insaf (PTI) holding a A PPP delegation KARACHI: A delega- Insaf (PTI) took a case press conference accom- said. ment-run primary, mid- key meeting over the comprising of Nasir tion of Muttahida regarding identifiable panied by PDM and The department had dle and high schools Senate elections here. Hussain Shah, Qaumi Movement- vote in Senate elections to JUI-F chief Maulana issued notices to the across the province is The meeting being Murtaza Wahab, Pakistan (MQ M-P) on Supreme Court (SC). Fazlur Rehman in Islam teachers to ensure their over 14,000. Balochistan held at a luncheon, Sharjeel Memon and Sunday has excused In a post on social-net- abad, Bilawal Bhutto presence in schools. education minister, hosted by Adviser Waqar Mehdi visited from attending the working website Twitter, Zardari urged MQM-P to Despite repeated notices, Sardar Yar Muhammad Shipping Mehmood MQM-P headquarters luncheon arranged by the minister claimed that join the opposition’s alli- the teachers failed to turn Rind said, “the number of Molvi at his residence in Bahadurabad. Pakistan Tehreek-e- horse trading affects pro- Fazal-ur-Rehman’s state- ance. He made the offer up at their duties, Mr. ghost teachers is in thou- here. During the meet- Insaf (PTI) to discuss portional representation ment, Shahbaz Gill said it three days before the Bazai mentioned. s a nd s”. Federal Minister ing, both sides dis- Senate polls. of political parties in the is the JUI-F chief, not peo- Senate elections. Suspended teachers The government has Asad Umar, other fed- cussed the upcoming According to details, polls. ple, who has been in trou- Let us raise the voice belong to various parts of also introduced a real- eral ministers, Senate elections as the Federal Minister for PTI won in Punjab’s ble for two and a half for the rights of Karachi Dera Bugti time school monitoring Governor of Sindh PPP leaders sought Maritime Affairs Ali Senate elections. We years. Maulana is facing together, he added. The The teachers belong to system to check the avail- and party leaders are MQM-P support for Zaidi told that MQM-P didn’t allow horse trad- humiliation for three dec- PPP leader said that MQ various parts of Dera ability of teachers in expected to attend the their candidates. is government’s allies ing or violate propor- ades outside power, he M-P should fight against Bugti, one of Balochistan’s Balochistan. “Through meeting. The two sides, and that its members tional representation, he said. the government by resource-rich districts. RTSM, we can easily The PTI leaders will focused on the elec- were unable to partici- added. The SAPM said, “Yous becoming a part of PDM. “We have also estab- trace chronic absentees”, consult with allies, the tions of the upper pate in the session due Earlier, Shahbaz Gill af Raza Gillani is the Bilawal said that they lished an inquiry com- Sher Khan Bazai men- MQM and GDA, over house of the to their busy schedule.
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