Awam Susti Roti Ke Liye Khawar Hogaye. Kya Awam Ko Relief Mil Paye Ga??
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00:00 The debate on cheap roti has reached its peak since the last week.
00:05 Today, the Naan Bhai Association has protested against the government's orders to sell roti for Rs. 16 in Punjab.
00:12 After which, tannoors were closed in the entire province.
00:15 After the protest, district authorities not only sealed the tannoors and darjans in Rawalpindi and other areas of the province,
00:21 but also filed cases along with the arrest of the items.
00:25 On one hand, the Punjab government is insisting on selling roti at a lower price and the Naan Bhai Association is refusing to sell roti at a lower price due to the high electricity bill.
00:33 On the other hand, the government is planning to increase the electricity bill by 2.94 paise.
00:39 If this increase is made, the public will have to bear the burden of another Rs. 27,000.
00:44 Apart from increasing the electricity bill, the Deputy Minister of Transport, Avaiz Laghari has revealed that
00:50 crores of rupees are being overbilled in the country and whoever wants to protest, should do so.
00:56 We will not be affected by this.
00:59 Our economy is suffering a lot due to the inefficiencies of electricity.
01:05 Officers, linemen, line superintendents, meter readers and our consumers who steal,
01:12 they don't have any excuse for it.
01:15 Whoever wants to protest, should do so.
01:20 We will not be affected by this.
01:22 Crores of rupees are being overbilled.
01:24 The losses of the power sector in Pakistan have exceeded Rs. 560 billion.
01:30 Circular gas and electricity debt has exceeded Rs. 5300 billion.
01:35 Unfortunately, every future minister of the government, who is a member of the government,
01:40 is a member of the IMF.
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01:53 He is a member of the IMF.
01:55 He is a member of the IMF.
01:57 He is a member of the IMF.
01:59 He is a member of the IMF.
02:01 He is a member of the IMF.
02:03 He is a member of the IMF.
02:05 He is a member of the IMF.
02:07 He is a member of the IMF.
02:10 Pakistan will come to meet the new loan program in May.
02:14 Pakistan will come to meet the new loan program in May.
02:18 The minister of treasury hopes that the issues will be resolved soon.
02:22 The assistant director of the IMF's monetary and capital markets department says that
02:28 Pakistan is working on a strict monetary policy to control inflation.
02:33 But there is a need to work on the issue of demand and supply.
02:38 The minister of treasury has also formed a committee to budget the IMF.
02:47 The current government faces many challenges.
02:51 Let's see if Mohammad Aurangzeb can get the Muslim League government out of these difficulties.
02:57 We have Khurram Hussain, who is an economist.
03:03 Thank you for joining me in the program.
03:05 There are many micro indicators being praised.
03:08 The world, the ADB, the IMF are saying that we are on the right track.
03:12 There is a need for reforms.
03:14 But micro indicators are saying that the non-buy association is saying that electricity is expensive.
03:19 We will make it more expensive.
03:21 After making it more expensive, food can't be cheaper.
03:23 Are our policies clashing?
03:25 The reason for the decline in the economy is that the deterioration in Pakistan has stopped.
03:44 This does not mean that the economy has improved.
03:56 The non-buy association and the consumers are complaining about the high prices.
04:03 But the industry is not doing well.
04:07 Factories are closing down.
04:09 This is showing up in the indicators.
04:12 The electricity consumption in the industrial sector has fallen rapidly in March.
04:21 Factories are closing down.
04:25 They are running at a lower capacity.
04:28 The economic situation is still very difficult.
04:33 There is no doubt about this.
04:35 But the crisis that was created in the last summer, when it seemed that it would be a default, has been reduced.
04:46 On one hand, we are attracting foreign direct investment.
04:49 Saudis seem to be interested in Recodec.
04:51 There are many other countries that are interested in investing in Pakistan.
04:55 On the other hand, the local investors of Pakistan are going somewhere else or closing down.
04:59 Will this balance out economically?
05:02 No, I don't think this will balance out.
05:05 If you look at the details of the investors you have talked about, whether they are Saudi Arabia or Recodec,
05:13 you will find that these are the projects that have been created to protect the uncertainty of Pakistan.
05:24 A specialised legal framework has been created for Recodec.
05:29 A specialised legislation has been created, which was first vetted in front of the Supreme Court.
05:34 After that, it has been passed by the Parliament.
05:37 The protections have been given to the project in such a way that even if they close it, they will not lose money.