According to Dawn, the Petroleum Division has delayed announcing bidding results for locally produced LPG, a move that could lead to a 15 percent increase in retail prices just before winter.
On Sunday, police used containers to block a Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) rally in Karachi, preventing access to the Governor House where protestors sought to demonstrate against the petroleum levy and petrol prices.
According to Dawn, the government aims to amend the Natural Gas (Development Surcharge) Ordinance, 1967, to address a gas-sector circular debt exceeding Rs3.5 trillion.
Speculation about a 'deal' between the main opposition party and unnamed entities has intensified, with reports suggesting the government proposed a meeting in Parliament House.
