Zardari Defies SC Order On Petroleum Prices
PoL prices hiked through president ordinance
ISLAMABAD: The petroleum product prices have been inflated again through president ordinance as the Petroleum Development Levy has been imposed on petroleum products with immediate effect, Geo news said early on Thursday.
Now, Rs.10 on petrol and Rs.8 have been raised on diesel.
The ordinance has been named as Petroleum Development Levy Ordinance 2009 which president signed early in the morning.
The president signed the written advice from Prime Minister to raise petroleum prices through president ordinance while their copies have been sent to Ministry of Petroleum and Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA).
It is pertinent to mention that Supreme Court (SC) suspended the carbon tax surcharge on petroleum products through its ruling on Tuesday.
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so lets see, PPP the champion of democracy and institution.
19 yr old co-chairman of party.
Now adding bakhtawar zardari to party leadership.
PM called off municipal elections will post beurecrates to run cities instead of politicinas or conducting elections.
and now the esteemed president tells SC to go F itself.
Democracy at its best why did we fight against Mushy? Wats the difference between democracy and dicatorship.
SC adjourns POL rate hearing for 4 weeks
ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry adjourned the hearing of the plea against hike in petroleum prices for four weeks.
Attorney General Latif Khosa presented copy of the presidential ordinance in the court. He told the court that the presidential ordinance has imposed petroleum levy, adding that carbon tax has been abolished.
The apex court adjourned hearing on plea by lawyers of petroleum companies.
In his observations, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry said government has accepted the court ruling of July 7 now petitioners and opponents should give a chance to proceed according to law.
(translation = How u like ‘em apples Mr. CJ – lol)
kiya baat hai humaray sher zardari ki….wah ji wah…poochna yeh hai k sher ghar aya tha ya amma jaan jungle gayen thi conceive kerney?
ROFL sharam sharam
Zardari reminds me of H.C. Andersen’s fairy tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
Let the children of Pakistan tell the emperor that he is naked.
This one is hard for lot of intellectuals, on one hand SC should have stayed out and on other Govt should have respected the SC decision. I guess PML – N played the cards beautifully and both SC and govt fell for it. Its amazing no one asking PML – N and others who voted this finance bill in parliment why they decided to go to SC. Why didn’t JUI and PML – N didn’t vote against the bill in the assembly? Using SC to override parliment is not in anyone’s interest including SC.
Constitution of Pakistan
Article: 77 Tax to be levied by law only
77. Tax to be levied by law only.-No tax shall be levied for the purposes of
the Federation except by or under the authority of Act of 1[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)].
U can challenge the ordinance but parliment passed a bill and SC shouldn’t have temporarily suspended it. As long as its not against constitution.
Ordinance on petroleum levy challenged in SC