Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) on Sunday expressed concern over the hike in petroleum prices by the federal government, ARY News reported.
In a statement, the political party stated that the increase in the prices of petroleum products will further increase inflation, impacting the already inflation-hit people of Pakistan.
The MQM-P regretted that putting the entire burden on the citizens to save country from an economic crisis was ‘unfair’, advising the coalition government to implement an agricultural tax instead to take additional tax from working-class people.
MQM-P accused the government of not imposing tax on the agricultural sector “due to fear of landlords which is tantamount to enmity with the people of Pakistan”.
The political party also demanded to withdraw the notification of increased petroleum prices.
