Funny relief: petroleum prices cut, sales tax increased !

[pak-marine]

PM Could've reduced more..but they need to reek in money for themselves also! PTI kay keeray nikalnay ki vaja seh hi petrol sasta hona shuru hua..you should thank PTI actually for its stout opposition on this from the start! Petrol was cheap as hell months before the govt. started doing it.

Globally not many countries has reduced petrol prices despite a plunge in oil prices A Fact by reducing oil prices GOP has lost a huge potential revenue however nawaz being a politician is trying to gain political point however at the end by this exercise there is a major releif for common man.

besides yeh batao KPK main doodh ki nadian aur chain ki bansuri baaj rahi hai ? PTI should shut the fck up and focus on KPK which has now become a disaster zone - its worst than baluchistan - pakistanis will asess PTI on performance in KPK else the future is merger with Jamat e islami

 

[Sugarcane]

You have any clue as to how buying Petrol / Gas works vs. the Taxation? And the third part, I won't even comment on, is the elected "people with courage to expand the tax net".....clearly tells me its an anti-government post.

Simply, Pakistan buys Petrol and then provides subsidiary to people in multiple ways (including electricity being produced from the furnace oil). Now, when the prices of oil drop, the prices of commodities, and everything else drops too. Resulting in subsidiaries becoming a bigger issue for the government and collectively, less taxes being generated due to cheaper prices of commodities, products and services. So what do you do? You raise sales tax on Gas to collect for that missing tax upfront. The person selling Chicken for example, may be selling cheaper chicken and paying less taxes on his business due to lower oil prices, but he'll pay higher sales tax on the pump and whether he sells chicken for cheaper or not, the government has collected that lost revenue. India and many others follow a similar process. In fact, in Europe, there are heavy taxes on this. Not sure why people are complaining without knowing what is going on. As Pakistan progresses and the economy expands, you'll have more tax payers coming on board paying taxes, but still expect the taxes to go up. In the US, depending on the income bracket you are in, you could end up paying somewhere around 20% to close to 50% of your earnings towards taxes (and majority of the state have a state income tax, federal and then a sales tax on everything you buy). Pakistan is one of the very few countries with the LOWEST tax payers and the lowest tax amounts. This needs to change so the debt can be paid off and money can circulate for public welfare projects.

Professor, it would have been good if you have read and tried to understand the post which you quoted before typing lecture.

 

[syedali73]

- its worst than baluchistan -

How so?

Country's budget depends on revenue from sales tax, declining oil prices will cause huge deficit in the budgeted income so govt must do something to recover that money.

Correct, and they should bring more people in the tax network and start receiving tax on the agriculture sector.

 

[pak-marine]

How so?

Infected with terrorism FYI a month back 140 kids were slaughtered an act which isnt heard of in the world in recent times, ISIS - Daesh are recruiting bottom line messed up security

yeh tu thi security situation for the rest read through this

Concretisation of ‘Naya Peshawar’ - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

 

[khawaja07]

Globally not many countries has reduced petrol prices despite a plunge in oil prices A Fact by reducing oil prices GOP has lost a huge potential revenue however nawaz being a politician is trying to gain political point however at the end by this exercise there is a major releif for common man.

besides yeh batao KPK main doodh ki nadian aur chain ki bansuri baaj rahi hai ? PTI should shut the fck up and focus on KPK which has now become a disaster zone - its worst than baluchistan - pakistanis will asess PTI on performance in KPK else the future is merger with Jamat e islami

KPK mein bohat Improvement ayee hai..have you visited KPK for once? do you watch TV news shows covering & touring KPK and asking people about the situation.... there have been about 10 to 12 programs done by various tv channels on KPK go check them out directly from the people's mouths..

Police, Health, Patwari and thana culture all of them have seen quite big improvements buddy.. also check Naya KPK thread in the economic section of this forum to follow more updates on KPK.. please don't act like a few members here who live under a rock when it comes to seeing facts about KPK It was quite behind Punjab before PTI came and now its the most progressive province since the new federal govt. came..

Infected with terrorism FYI a month back 140 kids were slaughtered an act which isnt heard of in the world in recent times, ISIS - Daesh are recruiting bottom line messed up security

yeh tu thi security situation for the rest read through this

Concretisation of ‘Naya Peshawar’ - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

Infected with terrorism? just one event occured in many months of no such event at all since PTI came.. Area was under strict supervision of the army? half the blame goes to army too?

 

[pak-marine]

KPK mein bohat Improvement ayee hai..have you visited KPK for once? do you watch TV news shows covering & touring KPK and asking people about the situation.... there have been about 10 to 12 programs done by various tv channels on KPK go check them out directly from the people's mouths..

Police, Health, Patwari and thana culture all of them have seen quite big improvements buddy.. also check Naya KPK thread in the economic section of this forum to follow more updates on KPK.. please don't act like a few members here who live under a rock when it comes to seeing facts about KPK It was quite behind Punjab before PTI came and now its the most progressive province since the new federal govt. came..

Right Is this the development work you are referring to

Concretisation of ‘Naya Peshawar’
Adil Zareef Updated Jan 28, 2015 10:03am

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Children play in Peshawar’s dilapidated Wazir Bagh. — White Star

It’s been two years since the PTI government took over. With huge promises of ‘change’ for a ‘Naya KP’… and by its extension ‘Naya Peshawar’. But precious little has changed for the better rather it’s gone for the worse.

The much touted Mass Transit System as promised by PTI leadership remains a pipedream and the mono rail plan a distant mirage. So what do we have for the snarling and chaotic traffic jams on Peshawar roads?

The messy Khyber Road happens to be the only lifeline for commuters, who routinely get stranded during peak hours. For PDA, expansion of roads is the only answer for all problems that confront this benighted city with a bloated bureaucracy and visionless administrators carrying on with the antiquated policies and unsustainable solutions for decades.

Every five years the traffic doubles with incremental growth in population, and recently, getting worse with millions of IDPs from adjoining districts and Fata pouring in. Naturally, it has impacted the already creaky infrastructure of the city. The chaotic roads are the first manifestation of governance gone awry and signs of imploding population.

The mantra of ‘beautification of Peshawar and restoration of its bygone glory’ by the successive governments in living memory is parroted with jarring frequency. What the PTI government is saying now was what the ANP government said five years ago and the MMA government 10 years ago. It’s a vicious circle of hollow promises, plans gone sour and hopes dashed. It’s certainly no music for the stressed out ears and nerves.

The present government under the spell of the ubiquitous PDA has now started digging the last vestiges of green belts along the Khyber Road in front of Islamia College on either side. These green belts were the last leftovers of the islands of tranquility in the otherwise, pollution ridden, concrete blocks that have come to symbolise the once idyllic city of flowers and gardens.

What does the word ‘beautification’ mean to the ‘shakers and movers’ the so-called policymakers and implementers sitting in cushioned rooms? Making of yet another concrete wasteland with further expansion of an already expanded treeless road?

The latest expansion shall not ease the traffic mess; rather it shall invite further traffic with more smoke belching and noise producing vehicles in a vicious cycle: more expansion leading to increase in vehicles and traffic mess and so on.

Better sense should have prevailed in the provincial planning and development departments, which cannot see beyond their myopic visions and would rather turn the entire city’s landscape into a wasteland of expanded roads at the expense of green belts and trees.

The innovative U-turns and better traffic management tools on the Khyber Road have much eased the traffic mess and the present expansion of the artery was avoidable and needs to be halted.

The provincial government should rather speed up plans for a MTS and mono rail system. Public transport systems are the only long-term and sustainable answers to the existing traffic mess. Short-term measures shall result only in short-term solutions. The next government shall again resort to the same mantra ‘beautification’ resulting in yet another unsustainable policy.

In the meantime, this cycle of destruction has led to the loss of so many precious and old trees that contributed in no small measure to the healthy environment the pollution-ridden Peshawar desperately cannot afford to lose.

Did Imran Khan talk about the Tsunami of planting a billion trees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? Let’s first save the endangered old trees before embarking on utopian policies. Where is the Naya Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

. Area was under strict supervision of the army? half the blame goes to army too?

Security is responsibility of the province - this is what constitution says

 

[khawaja07]

Right Is this the development work you are referring to

Concretisation of ‘Naya Peshawar’
Adil Zareef Updated Jan 28, 2015 10:03am

Print

Children play in Peshawar’s dilapidated Wazir Bagh. — White Star

It’s been two years since the PTI government took over. With huge promises of ‘change’ for a ‘Naya KP’… and by its extension ‘Naya Peshawar’. But precious little has changed for the better rather it’s gone for the worse.

The much touted Mass Transit System as promised by PTI leadership remains a pipedream and the mono rail plan a distant mirage. So what do we have for the snarling and chaotic traffic jams on Peshawar roads?

The messy Khyber Road happens to be the only lifeline for commuters, who routinely get stranded during peak hours. For PDA, expansion of roads is the only answer for all problems that confront this benighted city with a bloated bureaucracy and visionless administrators carrying on with the antiquated policies and unsustainable solutions for decades.

Every five years the traffic doubles with incremental growth in population, and recently, getting worse with millions of IDPs from adjoining districts and Fata pouring in. Naturally, it has impacted the already creaky infrastructure of the city. The chaotic roads are the first manifestation of governance gone awry and signs of imploding population.

The mantra of ‘beautification of Peshawar and restoration of its bygone glory’ by the successive governments in living memory is parroted with jarring frequency. What the PTI government is saying now was what the ANP government said five years ago and the MMA government 10 years ago. It’s a vicious circle of hollow promises, plans gone sour and hopes dashed. It’s certainly no music for the stressed out ears and nerves.

The present government under the spell of the ubiquitous PDA has now started digging the last vestiges of green belts along the Khyber Road in front of Islamia College on either side. These green belts were the last leftovers of the islands of tranquility in the otherwise, pollution ridden, concrete blocks that have come to symbolise the once idyllic city of flowers and gardens.

What does the word ‘beautification’ mean to the ‘shakers and movers’ the so-called policymakers and implementers sitting in cushioned rooms? Making of yet another concrete wasteland with further expansion of an already expanded treeless road?

The latest expansion shall not ease the traffic mess; rather it shall invite further traffic with more smoke belching and noise producing vehicles in a vicious cycle: more expansion leading to increase in vehicles and traffic mess and so on.

Better sense should have prevailed in the provincial planning and development departments, which cannot see beyond their myopic visions and would rather turn the entire city’s landscape into a wasteland of expanded roads at the expense of green belts and trees.

The innovative U-turns and better traffic management tools on the Khyber Road have much eased the traffic mess and the present expansion of the artery was avoidable and needs to be halted.

The provincial government should rather speed up plans for a MTS and mono rail system. Public transport systems are the only long-term and sustainable answers to the existing traffic mess. Short-term measures shall result only in short-term solutions. The next government shall again resort to the same mantra ‘beautification’ resulting in yet another unsustainable policy.

In the meantime, this cycle of destruction has led to the loss of so many precious and old trees that contributed in no small measure to the healthy environment the pollution-ridden Peshawar desperately cannot afford to lose.

Did Imran Khan talk about the Tsunami of planting a billion trees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? Let’s first save the endangered old trees before embarking on utopian policies. Where is the Naya Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?




Security is responsibility of the province - this is what constitution says

You'll have to give me more than just an article piece by an editor on dawn to justify what you have said previously... the opinion of people on the street matters to me more than just this one guy

Constitution says many things but what happens in our country is quite the contrary..how about you start with our own supreme parliament? i stand with what i said about Cantt army areas. Army is also responsible for the attack as much as the KPK govt is.

 

[OTTOMAN]

Fuel prices cut, but sales tax increased


The government announced another reduction in fuel prices on Saturday, but put a damper on the good news by imposing a further five per cent sales tax.

The levy means that the consumer will only partially enjoy the benefits of falling crude oil prices in the international market.

The new fuel prices, which go into effect on Sunday (Feb 1), will bring the price of petrol down to Rs70.29 per litre, high speed diesel to Rs80.61, kerosene to Rs61.44, light diesel oil to Rs57.94 and HOBC to Rs80.31 per litre.

PM, Dar jump the gun, announce cuts 12 hours before Ogra notification
With the imposition of an additional 5pc GST, the total amount of sales tax on all petroleum products comes to 27pc. The cut in oil prices is expected to help the government earn an additional Rs12 billion in revenue in February alone.

In January, the government was able to collect Rs16bn after imposing 5pc GST on petroleum products, above the normal GST rate of 17pc.

But in an attempt to score political points, the announcement about reduction in fuel prices came from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, instead of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra).

The PM’s midday announcement was 12 hours ahead of schedule. The Ogra notification of the price cut is routinely issued at midnight, when it is supposed to go into effect. Announcing the price cut in the middle of the day can cause problems for gas station owners because people usually stop buying petrol on the last day before price cuts are due.

After the PM’s announcement, a confident Finance Minister Ishaq Dar convened a press briefing on Saturday to justify the imposition of additional sales tax and announced details of the cut in petroleum prices.

Justifying the additional GST levy, Mr Dar said that several countries, including India, took such measures to arrest the impact of declining oil prices on revenue collection.

A Finance Ministry official told Dawn that the government was facing a revenue shortfall because of unexpected revenue losses on crude oil, which normally yields Rs30bn to Rs35bn every year.

As per the production agreement between the government and exploration companies, revenues on crude oil priced higher than $60 on the international market are shared between the government and the companies on a 50-50 basis. But when prices fall below the $60 threshold, the government’s share goes down to zero.

To cover this loss, the official added, the government had decided to increase the GST on petroleum products.

Crude oil prices in the international market are currently at a six-year low of $45 per barrel.

The fuel price cuts come as Pakistan’s economic team, led by Finance Secretary Dr Waqar Masood Khan, is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Dubai.

Islamabad is briefing the IMF team on its performance in terms of economic indicators as part of efforts to secure the seventh tranche worth $550 million.

Hike in levy criticised: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah criticised the decision to increase GST and said that on one hand the government was unable to provide electricity, gas and petrol to the masses, on the other it was going around burdening people with more taxes.

He vowed to raise the issue in the upcoming session of the National Assembly scheduled to begin from Monday.

Zulqernain Tahir adds from Lahore: Talking to journalists after a ceremony at the Elite Police Training School in Bedian on Saturday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that other countries did not transfer the benefits of reduction in petroleum prices in the international market to their people, but Pakistan did.

He said that farmers and industrialists would benefit and the prices of food items and daily-use commodities would also come down.

“The provincial governments will have to ensure the reduction of commodity prices and transport fares, in accordance with the cut in petroleum prices,” he said.

In reply to a question about the recent fuel crisis, Mr Sharif said the government would act against all those responsible. “There were issues related to the Pakistan State Oil and certain vested interests were behind the crisis. We initially took action against some officials and further investigations are under way,” he said, adding that media reporting on the issue also created a panic among people, but the situation was controlled in two to three days.

“The government will have to bear a loss of Rs68bn, but it has passed on relief to people. The government will retain Rs 2.76 on petrol, Rs3.16 on HOBC, Rs2.42 on kerosene, Rs3.18 on high speed diesel and Rs 2.28 on light diesel oil,” he said.

In democracy.. its is job of opposition party to block such unjust legalization... if they fail, than it is called making fool of people.

 

[Jungibaaz]

Pakistanis feel self entitled and think they shouldn't pay any tax and get petrol for 1 rupee a litre.

Golden words. As if money grows on trees. Give us relief from inflation and energy costs, also spend more to help us, but don't increase taxes, decrease them, also don't borrow from the international capital market, and make sure not to increase the deficit.

 

[khawaja07]

PERCEPTION OF PTI PERFORMANCE IN KPK By Dr. M Ashraf Malik

By Dr. M Ashraf Malik, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

I have been a Nawaz Sharif supporter and would have voted for his part y if I were in Pakistan during the May 2013 elections. Newspapers, through internet, are my daily source of information. My general perception of PTI was that they did not bring any real change. Some isolated news like justice on wheels never impressed me. Lately, I heard that about 70-80% of their 2013-14 development budget remained unused.

On an assignment, I had a chance to visit KPK for three weeks during August September this year and met a cross-section of people to get the first-hand information and opinion of the people—the main stakeholders.

I was amazed with what I learned but was surprised why it was not publicized. Thus, I consider it my duty to let the people know the findings of my recent visit.

PTI has focused in KPK on reforms in education, health, police, patwari culture, and improving processes of civil works contracting to root out corruption. These are the areas which affect a common person and , hence, their results are realized immediately by masses. In education, schooling up to grade 10 has been made free with provision of free books. The attendance of not only teachers but also other government officials is closely monitored through a central monitoring system, which has significantly improved school and office attendance. I learned, PTI has embarked upon a program of improving and upgrading government schools all over the province which would be completed in a couple of years. Encroachments, particularly along the roads, have been totally removed and roads condition improved. Roads are kept clean and green areas are being developed along them. As a result, I was told, traffic has greatly streamlined.

In hospitals, all systems including registration, attendance, cleanliness, and management have improved. All treatments in emergency wards are free. Insulin is also provided free of cost to all patients. I had to visit Khyber Teaching Hospital twice, once for treatment of food poisoning and next time for getting polio vaccination and its certificate. Everybody I visit was on his/her seat, no doctor had any personal visitors, patients were attended promptly, and I got the feeling they were waiting for the patients. The glucose they injected me was provided free and during both visits, I spend less than 20 minutes in the hospital.

Some people, from their personal experience told that with respect to corruption, situation in police and patwari culture has significantly improved. Accountability is indiscriminate and harsh, which has acted as a deterrent for government employees. An FIR can be registered through an e-mail. Regarding unused development budget, some big provincial contractors confirmed that a major portion of the development budget remained unused as the KPK government was busy in streamlining procedures to eliminate corruption considered an integral part of the civil work contracts. The KPK government decided to delay the works rather than allowing a major part of the funds wasted in corruption. Now the procedures have been improved and made fool-proof and the development funds are expected to be fully utilized during the current financial year.

In the light of what I have observed, I believe, if PTI continues its current pattern and speed during the period till next elections, nobody can stop it from grabbing the federal government in the next elections.

From what I learned from KPK, I would request PML(N) to kindly revisit it priorities and give high priority to the issues affecting the grass-root level people. Improvements in education, health, police, and patwari culture require mostly implementation of institutional reforms. These reforms would affect large masses of the population using afraction of the budget compared to the requirements of the high-profile project like metro bus and Danish schools.

Has Imran Khan brought about any ‘tabdeeli’ in K-P?
By Aimal Khan Published: August 4, 2014


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According to the March 2014 survey by Gallup, public satisfaction in K-P was highest with 57%. As opposed to public satisfaction in Punjab (27%) and Sindh (26%), one can see definite growth by the PTI. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

The2013 general electionswere perhaps the most important elections in the history of this country. They brought forward a positive change in political outlook. They were able to mobilise the masses to leave their houses and become an active part of the political process by voting. And they were a lethal blow to the venal aristocratic oligarchy; they brought a party to power that did not stand on aristocracy or family politics – the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

However, cynics now mock the PTI for not living up to the hype it created to bring out a complete metamorphosis or ‘tsunami’ in the system that runs Pakistan. The party blames this lack of change on the widespread corruption prevalent in government institutions. PTI has won a significant amount of seats, with a whole province of their own as well as a few important seats in Karachi – which they won against the ironclad rule of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). These feats are definitely noteworthy.

This is the first time that the PTI has come to power. I think the party and its leader can learn a lot from the example of Narendra Modi, the current Indian premier. Before becoming prime minister, Modi progressed and developed Gujarat to such an extent that its people and the rest of India refused to be led by anyone else but him. He managed to make a name for himself and prove his merit. The PTI has a similar opportunity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).

It should be kept in mind, however, that while Modi was given a thriving Gujarat to show his skills as a leader, Imran Khan and PTI is left to work with a volatile K-P that is distraught by civil war. In order to truly understand PTI’s performance in K-P, we need to observe what the party has done so far for its voters.

The people

The first year of governance by the newly elected party shows progress. According to the March 2014 survey by Gallup, public satisfaction in K-P was highest with 57%. As opposed to public satisfaction in Punjab (27%) and Sindh (26%), one can see definite growth in the PTI led province.

Administration

The K-P government has completely depoliticised its police force and there is no interference in the system by any minister, chief minister or even by Imran Khan himself. There is absolutely zero tolerance policy against corruption. Till date 129 police officials have been terminated and seven demoted on complaints regarding corruption and misuse of power. Earlier, the appointments were made through political interference but now a merit based NTS test is being introduced for recruitment purposes.

The government has also introduced an online FIR system, the first of its kind in Pakistan, through which a person can launch an FIR against anyone without any hazard and the police is bound to respond after verification. So far, 1030 FIRs have been registered through the online system. Nasir Durrani, IG police, is keen to establish model police stations all over K-P. Three police stations in Peshawar have already been converted into model police stations as reported on TV channels.

K-P was once considered to be the most corrupt province, according to Transparency International. Imran had promised before the elections that, if given the chance, he will wipe out corruption and so far, he seems to be on track. He has already removed two of K-P’s ministers on complaints by the public, which is admirable.

The provincial government has also changed the ‘patwari’ system. Fareeha Idrees, a TV anchor, has admitted in live show that she installed two secret cameras to see if a patwari (village accountant) will take any bribe but surprisingly no one took it due to fear of strict action.

Legislations

Twenty five new bills have been passed by the K-P assembly till date. The Right to Information Bill has been updated by the PTI which is a huge step towards forcing transparency in governance system. It gives the people of K-P the right to access all the information online. Right to Services Act is another of its kind through which citizens have the right to ask questions about any public matter and government will be bound to answer that question in a prescribed time. The citizen can also file a complaint against officials who do not comply with the prescribed time-period.

Health

Medicine and treatment is now free in all government hospitals of K-P and the government has also launched a campaign called “Sehat Ka Insaf” that aims to fight against polio. So far, 1.3 million children have been immunised as part of this campaign. The World Health Organisation (WHO) delegation, which met Imran, congratulated him on a successful anti-polio drive because a recent report showed that no case of polio have been seen in K-P after the campaign – that in itself is a big achievement for the party.

Education

PTI has shown its plans to bring a fundamental change in education as well. The government has recruited 8000 teachers and recruitment of further 6000 teachers is still in process – all of whom will also be appointed by the NTS. Plans of a mammoth project of an education city are under way where the people can choose from a variety of professions and fields. Independent monitoring systems have been introduced to ensure attendance of both teachers and students. It will monitor around 28000 schools in the province. The project was launched on April 16, 2014. For me, this is much more important than bus networks and motorways that the federal government seem to be so passionate about.

‘Tameer-e-School’ project, another campaign, was started by the PTI government to raise funds for K-P schools that are in truly deplorable conditions and details of missing facilities in the schools are given online. Donors can choose to fund a particular school and have the right to check if their funds are being used at the right place.

After declaring an ‘education emergency’ in the province, an enrolment campaign was launched by Imran called ‘Parho aur Zindagi Badlo’ (study and change lives). Approximately 0.3 million children have been enrolled in schools, as part of this project, to help secure a brighter future for the people of K-P. To encourage female education, the provincial government has decided to pay a monthly stipend of Rs200 to every school-going girl, to encourage parents to educate their daughters. This will help increase the female literacy rate in the province. A uniform education system has been introduced in academic sessions, which started this year in April, while books are being published and distributed for all grade one students and soon for the rest of the grades as well.

The PTI is working for its people; there should be little doubt about that. The biggest challenge the K-P government faces is that of security. Imran should use his think tanks to work towards making K-P a safer province. If he continues with the level of progress made in the province, he has the potential to become Pakistan’s Modi and win everyone’s heart.

But this can only happen if he plays his cards right and so far, he has all the right cards in his hand.

 

[zip]

Fuel rate is very low in pakistan compared to India ..

 

[Leader]

In democracy.. its is job of opposition party to block such unjust legalization... if they fail, than it is called making fool of people.

actually its illegal, GST cannot be increase/imposed without debate in Parliament.. parliament was never brought into confidence, secondly the opposition PPP is in bed with ruling PMLN. they are together in loot and plunder !

 

[pak-marine]

You'll have to give me more than just an article piece by an editor on dawn to justify what you have said previously... the opinion of people on the street matters to me more than just this one guy

Constitution says many things but what happens in our country is quite the contrary..how about you start with our own supreme parliament? i stand with what i said about Cantt army areas. Army is also responsible for the attack as much as the KPK govt is.

it was a recent article published in dawn and its displayed on their front page today so i didnt do no hard work to find it.. the thing is you are NOT willing to have a critical look so no matter whatever is presented will be rubbish it like what you have just done above ... for the rest of research you can use your friend google ..

Its 2 years past since elections remaining 3 years will be gone in a flash .. time will tell ! if PTI will do good for KPK they have a chance if not done well for KPK .. they will be doomed .. so far there is only big talk nothing done yet .. whereas noon league has at least given some thing and this matters

 

[khawaja07]

it was a recent article published in dawn and its displayed on their front page today so i didnt do no hard work to find it.. the thing is you are NOT willing to have a critical look so no matter whatever is presented will be rubbish it like what you have just done above ... for the rest of research you can use your friend google ..

Its 2 years past since elections remaining 3 years will be gone in a flash .. time will tell ! if PTI will do good for KPK they have a chance if not done well for KPK .. they will be doomed .. so far there is only big talk nothing done yet .. whereas noon league has at least given some thing and this matters

I agree with your last Paragraph but not so much with the 1st. No matter how recent the article is its still an article..i can provide you with other articles as well contradicting whats been told in it..i've done my fair share of research by watching people speak on sight, journalists and news articles on the web..its evident that PTI is doing a good effort in trying to improve the situation in KPK with dramatic effect...however more work needs to be done and if PTI takes KPK more seriously than iam sure they will be able to get re-elected from KPK and make a great impresson upon rest of Pakistan when the Sharif's government of blunders is over.

 

[OTTOMAN]

actually its illegal, GST cannot be increase/imposed without debate in Parliament.. parliament was never brought into confidence, secondly the opposition PPP is in bed with ruling PMLN. they are together in loot and plunder !

I know its illegal, you know its illegal but unfortunately opposition (which matters) needed to be educated.
Going back... assemblies are illegal, as elections were held by a election commission which was formed in violation of constitution.
Zardari was illegal President, as he submitted doctored and faked documents at the time of his nomination.
Whole setup is illegal, objective of opposition is to make sure that tax is spent on public with all honesty and is not being wasted due to inept handling of it by ruling party.
Now Imran Khan voted for Khurshid Shah, who is part of Zardari mafia... tells the whole story behind the curtains... nothing more is needed to be discovered.