Imran Khan agrees with IMF to increase diesel price up to Rs 295: Muftah Ismail

Federal Finance Minister Muftah Ismail slammed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had de...

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Federal Finance Minister Muftah Ismail slammed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had demanded a levy of Rs 30 and 17 per cent tax on petrol and diesel from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). What is the contract?

 

Muftah Ismail sharply criticizes former PM Photo: MAKNEWS-21,

Speaking at a press conference in Karachi, Federal Minister for Finance Muftah Ismail said that Imran Khan has left the difficult situation in Pakistan and now he is giving big speeches and speeches, saying things that he has realized in his 4 years. was not.

 

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He said that two days ago, former minister Hamad Azhar said that tomatoes have become expensive, then he remembered that former prime minister Imran Khan had said that he did not come to see the prices of tomatoes and onions.

 

'Inflation eases despite Imran Khan agreements'

"Ever since Shahbaz Sharif became the Prime Minister, we have tried to reduce prices, but the former government has entered into agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other institutions, which are difficult to fulfill," he said. Is.

Muftah Ismail said that Imran Khan has trapped us on both sides by making such agreements. Imran Khan did not succeed in the government but he has succeeded in laying ammunition and landmines.

He said that Imran Khan has made agreements with IMF and other institutions but in spite of this Pakistan is getting the cheapest sugar after 2019. Today Pakistan is getting Rs 70 and 75 per kg of sugar.

He said that a 20 kg bag of flour is now available at Rs. 800 whereas the same 20 kg flour was not available at less than Rs. Receives and more than 200 discounts have been given for this.

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The Finance Minister said that Imran Khan left the fastest inflation in the history of Pakistan, which was due to the fact that Pakistan made the worst deficit in history, budget deficit, increased interest and from the highest Rs 20,000 billion in Pakistan's history. Excess borrowing is 80% of the loan taken in the first 71 years.

He said that the former Prime Minister has left 80% of the country in debt, setting records in inflation, budget deficit and corruption.

'Let the people of PTI build the state of Madinah sitting here'

He said that Fawad Chaudhry used to say that if the business of Imran Khan's government Muftah has gone well, then he should have given the real example of Farah Baji, who made so much progress but his business went bad and he left Pakistan and went to Dubai. Had to go

He said that Shahzad Akbar made property but left the country even though when Imran Khan government came we remained in the country and also cut jails.

The finance minister said that why Imran Khan people are going, if the state is to be built in Madinah then sit here and build it, why are they sitting in Dubai, on one hand they are saying that western countries are conspiring and on the other hand all western countries are going to.

He said that Imran Khan would have to answer why transfers and postings were taking place in Punjab on the orders of Farah Gujjar. ۔

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He said that in Bazdar government in Punjab, 10,000 mills were given to these mills which did not have electricity bill of one penny and all the wheat was smuggled.

Criticizing former Prime Minister Imran Khan, he said that the FIA ​​would close cases at the behest of Shehzad Akbar on those sugar mills which did more crushing than their capacity and did not pay sales tax.

'Previous government agrees to hike petrol and diesel prices'

He said that Imran Khan makes big speeches but he has to explain why he left so much corruption and inflation, why big people built his houses, where 37 students study, why someone donated 108 crores and how much. Why concessions were given.

The finance minister said he had told the IMF that he would not harm diesel, levy Rs 30 and impose 17% sales tax on it. It should have been Rs 145 today, it should have been Rs 295 but Imran Khan does not tell the nation.

He said that he had promised IMF that he would eliminate the loss of Rs 30 in petrol prices, then levy Rs 30 and levy 17% tax and increase it by about Rs 90 but Shahbaz Sharif has resisted. And God willing, they will resist.

He said that in order to save his government, he did harm but benefited them.

7,000 MW power outage

Addressing the former Prime Minister, he said that Khan Sahib, if you are going all over Pakistan, tell me how many power plants you have built, is it not true that 7,000 MW of electricity was cut off in Pakistan It was closed because they did not have diesel, furnace oil and gas.

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Talking about power, he said that 2,000 MW power was cut off in the new plants because maintenance was not done there but Shahbaz Sharif has stopped load shedding as soon as he arrived.

He said that you did not want to do so 6, 6 and 8, 8 hours of load shedding have been left in the whole of Pakistan, in the Pakistan where Nawaz Sharif had installed power plants across the country.

Criticizing Imran Khan, he said that he did not give Rs 290 billion to Chinese companies, stopped C-Pack, it is a strange American conspiracy that the party has come in the government which will restore C-Pack with China and with China. Relationships will improve.