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PML-Q decides to remove Shujaat to 'save party from destruction'

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Shujaat Hussain was admitted to the hospital last week after he felt uncomfortable due to a chest infection. Photo: Geo News/ file Senator Kamil Ali Agha says "it has become necessary to isolate Ch Shujaat to save the party from destruction". CWC decides to oust Federal Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema from party.  Constitutes election body headed by Advocate Jehangir A Jhojha.  PML-Q's Central Working Committee (CWC) has decided to release Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain from the duties of party president, citing health concerns. The decision to remove Shujaat from the party command was taken at a CWC meeting headed by Senator Kamil Ali Agha in the chair at the Muslim League House on Thursday. “It has become necessary to isolate Ch Shujaat to save the party from destruction,” said Kamil Ali Agha while talking to the media after the CWC meeting. Ch Shujaat has been the PML-Q president for the last two decades after Mian Azhar. He also served as a prime minister and

Framework made to save 50% citizens from gas price hike

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Dr Musadik added that it was distressing that the ex-government did not procure Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargoes that were available at the reduced rate of $4 per MMBTU (Metric Million British Thermal Unit) two years ago He said although the price of crude oil had declined in the world market, the rate of refined fuel did not decrease at the matching ratio. He claimed that before leaving the government, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) signed laws that gave the federal government no ability to adjust the gas price set by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)   ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik on Thursday said, “The ministry had designed a broader framework under which 50 percent of the country’s total population, including the poorest of the poorest people, would be rescued from the gas price hike.”