Pakistani Opposition Blocks Gas Revenue Bills Amid Coalition Tensions

PPP blocks two gas revenue bills amid rift with govt

ISLAMABAD: 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. 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...

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