The Aporia · PPP blocks two gas revenue bills amid rift with govt

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) blocked parliamentary proceedings on two government bills related to natural gas revenue adjustments in the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Petroleum. The Natural Gas (Development Surcharge) Amendment Bill and the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) Amendment Bill were put on hold, with about Rs295 billion remaining unutilised in public funds and over Rs400 billion collected by fertiliser companies outside the national exchequer due to legal issues. PPP's Syed Naveed Qamar said his party was blocking the bills because the government had not addressed their reservations regarding recent elections in Azad Kashmir, appointment of judges, and other matters. The committee decided to defer both bills amid a rift between the PPP and the ruling coalition.

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The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) blocked parliamentary proceedings on two government bills related to natural gas revenue adjustments, preventing a discussion on the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) Amendment Bill and the Natural Gas (Development Surcharge) Amendment Bill. This decision was made at a meeting of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Petroleum, where PPP lawmaker and former federal minister for petroleum and finance Syed Naveed Qamar asked the panel not to discuss the bills. The move is seen as part of the latest political bickering in the ruling coalition over recent elections in Azad Kashmir and discussions about creating new provinces. The GIDC bill aimed to expand the scope of using funds for strategic oil and gas reserves, but it was deferred due to the PPP's objections. According to officials, approximately Rs295 billion remains unutilized in the public kitty, while more than Rs400bn collected by fertiliser companies from consumers is outside the national exchequer due to legal issues.

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At a meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Petroleum, presided over by PPP’s Syed Mustafa Mehmood, lawmaker and former federal minister for petroleum and finance Syed Naveed Qamar asked the panel at the outset not to discuss the Natural Gas (Development Surcharge) Amendment Bill and the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) Amendment Bill.

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🔮 Outside the meeting, Mr Qamar told reporters that the PPP was not a coalition partner but had been supporting the government and that the relationship could not be carried forward unilaterally forever.

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PPP blocks two gas revenue bills amid rift with govt · assertive framing

The Pakistan Peoples Party on Friday blocked parliamentary proceedings on two government bills dealing with natural gas-related revenue adjustments amid the latest political bickering in the ruling coalition over recent elections in Azad Kashmir and discourse on the proposed creation of new provinces. asserted

Party → block → provinces

Qamar → preside → Bill

NA body defers GIDC, gas development surcharge bills The Petroleum Division had proposed the GIDC bill to expand the scope of GIDC funds’ utilisation for strategic oil and gas reserves from its existing specific mandate of developing Pakistan-Iran, Turkmenistan-Pakistan and cross-country gas pipelines. asserted

Division → defer → Iran

About Rs295 billion remains unutilised in the public kitty, while more than Rs400bn collected by fertiliser companies from consumers remains outside the national exchequer because of legal issues. asserted

Rs400bn → remain → issues

Outside the meeting, Mr Qamar told reporters that the PPP was not a coalition partner but had been supporting the government and that the relationship could not be carried forward unilaterally forever. uncertain

relationship → tell → government

He said his party had conveyed certain reservations to the government which, if it required PPP’s support, it had to resolve. asserted

it → say → support

These complaints related to AJK elections, appointment of judges and other matters. asserted

complaints → relate → judges

He said the government had promised to look into those issues but had not shown any progress. asserted

government → say → progress

Therefore, the PPP had decided that it would not support the government until tangible progress was seen. asserted

progress → decide → government

He said the government had tried to bulldoze a bill through the interior panel a day earlier. asserted

government → say → panel

He said the Islamabad Local Government Bill was unacceptable even otherwise and the PPP had filed a dissenting note. asserted

PPP → say → note

“The government needs to resolve these issues and take steps,” he said, adding that the law minister was abroad and it was unclear where he was active these days. uncertain

he → need → steps

Committee Chairman Mustafa Mehmood said cheap gas should not be provided to fertiliser companies if the benefit did not reach the farmer. asserted

benefit → say → farmer

The committee then decided to defer both bills. asserted

committee → decide → bills

PPP blocks two gas revenue bills amid rift with govt

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