Bilour flays govt over hike in power, gas tariffs

Bilour seeks SBP governor, deputy governor resignations

PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) former senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour on Tuesday flayed the government for the unprecedented increase in prices of electricity, gas and petroleum.

In a statement, Bilour said after ruining the country’s economy, Prime Minister Imran Khan was making false promises with the public that everything will get well soon.

The ANP leader said gas tariffs have increased by 100% while electricity rate was being increased at a rate of Rs2 per unit every month. He said the Karachi Interbank Offered Rate (Kibor) remained at 6% in previous governments, but it has now escalated by 12.15% in the incumbent regime.

Commenting on statement of federal minister, Hammad Azhar, in which he had said that the prices of electricity and gas were reasonable, Bilour said it has become clear that the government wanted to accomplish its nefarious agenda by putting the country’s integrity at stake, adding that its repercussions will be detrimental.

The ANP leader said “The country’s economic policies will not go in right direction until resignation of the State Bank of Pakistan governor and deputy governor. 

Published in The Express Tribune, February 12^th, 2020.