Opposition, treasury in Sindh Assembly unite to demand Centre stop daily petroleum price hikes

• PTI resolution states daily fluctuations in global oil prices should not be passed on to consumers as Pakistan does not import petrol every day • Sharjeel urges MQM-P to press federal govt for withdrawal of Rs100-plus petroleum levy KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly, otherwise divided along bitter party lines, on Tuesday unanimously demanded through a resolution that the federal government immediately stop the practice of increasing petroleum prices on a daily basis, saying that no new shipment or import of petrol arrives in the country every day to justify it. The resolution, tabled by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Muhammad Owais, said that daily fluctuations in international oil prices should not be passed on to consumers on a daily basis, as Pakistan did not import petrol daily. The resolution said that the continuous increase in petrol prices was fuelling inflation and the common man was facing severe hardship. It said, “This House demands that the federal government immediately stop the daily increase in petroleum product prices,” adding that no new shipment or import of petrol arrived in Pakistan on a daily basis to justify passing on daily fluctuations in international