Power Outages May Increase In July: PM Shehbaz.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that load-shedding might increase in July, and an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be reached soon.

Addressing the National Assembly members of PML-N and allied parties, Shehbaz Sharif said that he is well aware of the current inflation situation in the country but the coalition government is working hard to overcome the inflation storm, adding that first time in the country's history tax was imposed on the rich people and through this step we will able to collect Rs200 billion. The wealthy people should come forward with the spirit of sacrifice, PM added.

Rebuking the previous government, PM Shehbaz said that the PTI government had brought Pakistan to the brink of bankruptcy but the incumbent government saved Pakistan from bankruptcy. An agreement with the IMF will be reached soon, he added.

While talking about the energy crisis, the premier said due to the Russia-Ukraine war oil and gas prices have surged significantly all over the world, adding that Pakistan is among those countries which are suffering from this war. The Power outages might increase in July, he said.

He said in order to ensure...