DERA MURAD JAMALI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has taken the government to task for not reducing prices of petroleum products as per international rate and presented a five-point charter of demands.
Addressing a huge rally here, the PTI chief threatened the government that he would take to the streets if his demands were not met. He called for making the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) a completely autonomous body, saying, “Some Rs700 billion are stolen in the department annually.”
Imran Khan demanded reversal of infrastructure taxes on gas prices and the newly-imposed taxes on electricity besides cutting electricity rates by Rs3 per unit. He called for reduction in the prices of diesel, kerosene and petrol by Rs20 and Rs5 per litre respectively.
About prevailing PIA crisis, he said that the privatisation process of the national-flag carrier should be stopped immediately and asked the government to appoint professionals to key institutions.
Imran also asked the government to release funds for making payment to the employees of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and other institutions who had not received their salaries for last five months.
He said Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had on record told the National Assembly that Pakistanis had some $200 billion in banks abroad. He said that Pakistani nationals had bought property worth Rs650 billion in Dubai during the last two years.
