{"id":263037,"date":"2022-05-28T00:31:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T19:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=263037"},"modified":"2022-05-28T00:31:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T19:31:20","slug":"senates-opposition-leader-slams-govt-for-hiking-petroleum-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/senates-opposition-leader-slams-govt-for-hiking-petroleum-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate\u2019s opposition leader slams govt for hiking petroleum prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nOpposition leader in Senate Dr. Shehzad Wasim on Friday took a hardliner against PML-N led coalition government for increase in petroleum products\u2019 prices.<br \/>\nThe PML-N-led government on Thursday had announced a massive hike in the price of petroleum products [petrol, oil, lubricants or POL] after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) emphasised abolishing the subsidies on the essential commodities.<br \/>\nTalking in the upper house of Parliament on Friday, Dr. Shehzad Wasim said \u201cimported\u201d government was responsible for all the economic and political chaos in the country. \u201cThe nation came down to streets across the country to protest against this imported government,\u201d Wasim told senators.<br \/>\nIn his furious speech, the opposition leader said PML-N led government had used all the tactics to stop people from protesting and participating in PTI\u2019s \u201cHaqiqi Azadi March\u201d but the nation became part of protest demonstrations in huge numbers. \u201cNation proved that vigor and zeal cannot be defeated,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nWasim also appreciated media for covering PTI\u2019s long march despite harsh sanctions. \u201cGovernment\u2019s goons took innocent people out of their vans and killed them. Our members of National Assembly were tortured and harassed.<br \/>\nTear gas was fired at the masses. People know that imported government cannot protect their interest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Opposition leader in Senate Dr. Shehzad Wasim on Friday took a hardliner against PML-N led coalition government for increase in petroleum products\u2019 prices. 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