Comments on: Long drives possible again!!! petrol prices slashed!!

By: anum

anum — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:28:45 +0000

This is a great change..especially for the most struggled people of our society. I just hope our government realizes that not only was most of the population here reluctant to the new and unaffordable petrol prices but also cannot live with the sky high prices on food! People are dying of hunger!

By: barristerakc

barristerakc — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:15:54 +0000

Good News which is basically a blessing in disguise is that the IMF is forcing the GoP to impose an Agriculture Tax – if IMF could somehow force the government to do that: we are talking about additional billions …right now the major chunk of revenues comes from indirect taxes and hardly 1-2% of Pakistani’s pay their Income Taxes (91% of last years Income Tax came from Karachi alone) so it would be great if government diverts from indirect taxes to a more conventional form of direct taxation…

By: farzal

farzal — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:41:21 +0000

The government is still making Rs. 28 per liter on Petrol and Rs. 9 per liter on Diesel as Petroleum Development Levy (PDL).

If PDL is passed on to the consumers, they we truly get into zero subsidy mode. Right now, consumers are subsiding the government, and by a big margin!

By: Faisal.K

Faisal.K — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:19:26 +0000

90% of the traffic in Karachi comprises of small vehicles.. 1000 cc or less..bikes and tangas, and rickshaws on two stroke engines. Somehow i am not convinced pollution is our biggest problem, making it back home alive may be. Add to that the major switchover by all and sundry to cng and we got a pretty good emission rate going as well

By: mvohras

mvohras — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:10:37 +0000

All Appologise but your post start from good and end on bad note..this will certainly help people and lower down monthly budget. but that doesnt mean we just roaming around city with gas gazzler car and make envirnment further worst.

Around the world ppl are using to use cycle as alternative and saving energy and wat we are doing …why we always think upside down..!!!! Lights arent make city Bright its the ppl who make difference. Thanks

By: saadshah

saadshah — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:22:25 +0000

Does this means that prices of other comodities wld also fall as thy are directly proportional to transportation charges??

By: kreativi

kreativi — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:47:47 +0000

Its a good initiative by government. Now peoples can feel that they are being cared. But, I am afraid that the prices will go up again as soon as we get loan from IMF.

It’s my personal opinion. Do correct me if you think I am wrong.

By: tzaidi

tzaidi — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:33:44 +0000

Curtailing petrol prices will definitely help in easing the financial burden of middle and lower class in our society but on other hand if we reduce our dependency on imported petroleum then it will also help in reducing our nation’s carbon foot print on the environment and will save much needed foreign exchange.

I urge everyone to start carpooling to work and elsewhere. Driving a smaller engine car does not help, one need to ascertain the carbon emission level by vehicle they use. My car (having 5.6 ltr engine) emit less carbon then a Carolla or Civic. We all need to keep our cars in good condition by getting them properly serviced and keeping the engines well tuned.

I apologize for deviating from the post’s topic, but I guess this is the right place to express my thoughts.

By: naveedsk

naveedsk — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:06:21 +0000

Previous post: Greener Karachi Campaign – "Join and lend a hand in helping making Karachi cleaner, greener and healthier."

This post: Long drives possible again – "I sincerely hope that the roads of this city of lights will be full of cars at night again."

Does anyone else see the irony here?

By: IUnknown

IUnknown — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:13:34 +0000

thanks to ALLAH.

The karachiites will get the benefit truely when the prices of rest of the things will come down. We havent seen it in the past but may be this cud be it