Monday 2 April 2012

LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 02.04.2012

PML-N to rally against fuel price hike: Chaudhry Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N will boycott the meeting of Parliamentary Committee on National Security to be held on Monday and stage a rally on April 4 in Rawalpindi to mark its protest against the whopping increase in fuel prices and other anti-people steps of the government.This was stated by the Opposition Leader, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan who termed the latest increase in POL and CNG prices as a clear manifestation of the government s faulty policies.In connection with staging the protest, he said the party leadership would hold consultations before contacting other parties to form a future strategy.'The latest hike in POL prices is unacceptable,' he said, wondering as to what kind of revenge Zardari s government was taking from the people.He alleged that the recent increase in fuel prices was made for rulers corruption and their luxurious life. 'What more do the rulers intend to loot from the already empty pockets of the people?' he regretted.Chaudhry Nisar said a rally would be taken out on April 4 against what he termed the government s anti-people decision and called upon the people to come onto the streets to stage their protest.



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