Opposition demands withdrawal of hike in oil prices.

PESHAWAR -- The opposition parties have rejected an increase in the prices of petroleum products and urged the government to withdraw it immediately to ease the common man's misery.

In separate news conferences here on Saturday, Pakistan Peoples Party provincial president Mohammad Humayun Khan, Awami National Party provincial spokesperson Samar Haroon Bilour and Qaumi Watan Party provincial president Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao said the fuel prices had been revised twice in a fortnight that was unacceptable to the people as it was meant to eliminate the poor people instead of controlling poverty in the country.

They also condemned the impounding of a Pakistan International Airlines plane in Malaysia over a lease dispute declaring it the government's failure, which, they said, caused embarrassment to the country at international level.

Humayun Khan condemned price hike and said since the New Year had begun, the government had increased the prices of most essential items, including petroleum, sugar, gas, power, cooking oil and wheat flour, showing it's not sincere about improving the socioeconomic conditions of the people. He said the people were struggling to make ends meet.

Insists people are struggling to make ends meet

The PPP leader said the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had always claimed to bring about a positive change in the people's life but it had badly failed to translate it into a reality during the last two and a half years and instead, its policies had made things really difficult for the common man.

'We reject the frequent increase in essential commodities and ask the government to withdraw it otherwise the frustrated people will agitate without being invited by the opposition parties,' he said.

ANP spokesperson and MPA Samar Haroon Bilour said the people didn't have enough money to buy essentials due to the faulty government policies.

She said on one hand, unemployment was increasing in the country and on the other, prices had skyrocketed making life miserable for the common man.

The ANP leader said...