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PM ANNOUNCES RS100/LITRE PETROL RELIEF FOR BIKES, AUTOS AND CARS UP TO 800CC
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PREMIER SHEHBAZ SAYS GOVT g UNDER SCHEME, TWOFULLY AWARE OF BURDEN AND THREE-WHEELERS TO BEING PLACED ON PUBLIC DUE GET RELIEF ON MONTHLY TO INCREASE IN OIL PRICES QUOTA OF 20 LITRES
VEHICLES UP TO 800CC ELIGIBLE FOR DISCOUNT ON 30 LITRES PER MONTH
Shehbaz likely to meet President Trump on UNGA sidelines ISLAMABAD
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RIME Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has announced a special relief scheme to mitigate the impact of rising global oil prices on the public, providing a Rs100 per litre relief on petrol to users of motorcycles, rickshaws and vehicles of up to 800cc amid renewed tensions in the Middle East. A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Sunday said the premier took “immediate notice of the recent tensions in the Middle East and the resulting surge in global oil prices, which is placing an increased burden on the public”. “The government is fully aware of the burden being placed on the public due to the increase in oil prices. In this hour of difficulty, we will not leave the public alone,” he was quoted as saying. Under the special relief scheme,
users of motorcycles, auto rickshaws, motorcycle rickshaws, Qingqis and other two- and threewheelers will receive a Rs100 per litre relief on a monthly quota of 20 litres. Owners of small vehicles with engine capacities of up to 800cc will receive the same relief on a monthly quota of 30 litres. The PMO said the scheme was being initiated to provide relief to the public, particularly those most affected by the rise in fuel prices. Renewed hostilities in the Middle East, which have disrupted major oil supply routes, have caused fuel prices to rise in the past two months. In addition to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz due to the USIran war, trade via Bab al-Mandab — which has become a vital route for Saudi oil exports in recent months — is also facing a rising threat from Houthi rebels.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump on September 23 on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, according to media reports. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will host a reception dinner for heads of states and governments attending UNGA 81 at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on Madison Avenue on the evening of September 23, media reported on Sunday, citing high-level sources. The meeting with President Trump would mark their first face-to-face interaction in seven months following the conclusion of the Board of Peace meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Prime Minister Shehbaz is scheduled to arrive in New York from London a day before the reception and will address the UN General Assembly on September 25. In his address, the prime minister is expected to raise India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), citing the recent verdict of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which rejected India’s contention.