Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will deliver his maiden address to the nation on Friday – more than a month after assuming office after the ouster of his predecessor. The premier would take the nation into confidence regarding the current economic and political situation of the country, reporter Express News. Finance Minister Miftah Ismail made the decision public in an unscheduled news conference after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave him the go-ahead in a party meeting. “The government was giving Rs56 per liter subsidy and I have only reduced the loss by Rs30 per liter,” said Miftah while addressing the news conference. Miftah said that the government was giving Rs86 per liter subsidy, and in the first batch it has reduced the subsidy amount by only Rs30.

Source: The Nation May 27, 2022 09:33 UTC