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[00:00:25] Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali
[00:00:36] to disrupt the peaceful movement
[00:00:39] are also being affected globally. of people on the Pakistan Highway near Balochistan failed. Security forces
[00:00:42] killed five terrorists during an operation against them.
[00:00:46] 23 abducted persons were also rescued. A large quantity of weapons, ammunition, explosives,
[00:00:49] material and vehicles were recovered. Clearing operation is underway in the area. Security forces
[00:00:53] vowed to continue operations under Azam-e-Istehkam. Security forces were commended for a successful operation
[00:00:57] near . The safe recovery of 23 abducted persons
[00:01:30] from the terrorists' hideout is commendable. The nefarious attempt
[00:01:33] of kidnapping for ransom, extortion and snatching vehicles
[00:01:37] was foiled by timely action. Decisive actions against terrorism
[00:01:41] will continue under Operation Azam-e-Istehkam, said the Prime Minister.
[00:01:45] Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar left for New York to attend
[00:01:47] the 81st session
[00:01:53] of the United Nations General Assembly. have reached their highest level.
[00:01:57] Unfortunately, everyone has been affected by the situation in Eastern Basta.
[00:02:15] 2 million.
[00:02:30] Enemy forces are behind the terrorism happening in the country. In the current
[00:02:33] situation, the march and factions have affected the journey of economic development.
[00:02:36] The stagnation in economic activities has caused losses worth billions of rupees.
[00:02:40] Federal Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb's address in Islamabad.
[00:02:44] Another revolutionary system has been launched in the power system.
[00:02:48] Your decision
[00:02:49] is also yours. A significant
[00:02:56] step towards the transition of the power system from a single buyer
[00:03:00] to a competitive system. Now electricity consumers
[00:03:04] will be able to buy electricity of their choice.
[00:03:07] In the next five years, 800 megawatts of electricity will be auctioned.
[00:03:11] The government is practically out of electricity purchase
[00:03:14] from today. Minister of Energy Owais
[00:03:18] Leghari.
[00:03:19] Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi
[00:03:25] visited the residence of martyred Captain Hamza Akram.
[00:03:28] He met with the father and brother of the martyr and expressed heartfelt sympathy and condolences.
[00:03:32] He offered prayers for the elevation of the martyr's ranks. The Interior Minister
[00:03:36] praised the high morale and spirit of the father of martyred Captain Hamza Akram.
[00:03:39] The nation cannot repay the sacrifices of the martyr and his family.
[00:03:43] Martyred Captain Hamza Akram is alive in our hearts
[00:03:47] and will always remain alive. Interior Minister Muhammad
[00:03:49] Naqvi.
[00:03:55] international Naval Chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf visited the units deployed in the sea
[00:03:58] and creeks area.
[00:04:16] So
[00:04:30] The implementation of instructions to include rickshaws and Chingchi rickshaws
[00:04:33] diesel today has is ongoing. All registered motorcycle rickshaws and Chingchi
[00:04:36] registered after January 1, 2006 are eligible for registration
[00:04:40] in the fuel relief scheme. Those who put less than five liters of petrol
[00:04:44] will also get a discount of 500 rupees in a week on one token.
[00:04:48] A total of four tokens
[00:04:48] will be issued in a month.
[00:04:54] End of war on all fronts, restoration of frozen assets, and end of
[00:04:57] naval blockade. Iran has from America
[00:05:49] Assalam-o-Alaikum, you are watching Pakistan Television News. I am Huma Malik. You have heard the important news. Stay with us
[00:05:53] to stay informed.
[00:11:04] It is a pleasure
[00:11:07] and honor to join you this evening a
[00:11:10] dinner gala and award
[00:11:13] distribution of Pakistan Auto Show of
[00:11:16] 2026.
[00:11:19] Tonight is an occasion to recognize
[00:11:22] achievement, enterprise and
[00:11:26] perseverance. I warmly
[00:11:29] congratulate all the award
[00:11:32] winners. Your
[00:11:35] accomplishments
[00:11:37] reflect not only individual excellence, but
[00:11:41] also capability,
[00:11:43] resilience and innovative
[00:11:46] potential of Pakistan's
[00:11:48] automotive and engineer
[00:11:51] sector. A show of this tells a
[00:11:55] story that statistics
[00:11:58] alone cannot capture. Here we see
[00:12:02] components, tuning,
[00:12:06] machinery and engineering
[00:12:09] solutions representing years
[00:12:12] of investment, technical
[00:12:15] learning and hard work by
[00:12:18] Pakistani entrepreneurs,
[00:12:20] engineers, technicians and
[00:12:24] workers.
[00:12:26] Industrialization is often
[00:12:29] spoken of in
[00:12:31] theory. Here it takes a clear
[00:12:34] shape. The industry demands
[00:12:38] precision, consistency
[00:12:41] and long term commitment,
[00:12:44] qualities that deserve
[00:12:47] recognition. Companies present here
[00:12:51] have persevered through
[00:12:55] years investing in localization and
[00:12:59] tooling, placing their confidence in
[00:13:02] Pakistan, not through words, but
[00:13:06] through efforts and capital.
[00:13:09] Ladies and gentlemen,
[00:13:12] the sector continues to face challenges,
[00:13:16] including access to inputs,
[00:13:20] financing pressures, changing
[00:13:22] market conditions and the need for greater policy
[00:13:26] predictability. These concerns
[00:13:30] merit constructive and sustained
[00:13:33] engagements among industry,
[00:13:37] government and parliament. A
[00:13:40] strong automotive industry
[00:13:43] contributes far beyond vehicles
[00:13:46] production. It supports employment,
[00:13:50] engineering capability, technology
[00:13:53] transfer, localization and a
[00:13:57] wider network of domestic
[00:13:59] suppliers.
[00:14:01] Its growth is therefore closely connected
[00:14:05] with the productive strength of a manufacturing
[00:14:08] economy. As chairman of the
[00:14:11] Senate, I believe parliament has
[00:14:15] an important role in providing a
[00:14:18] platform for dialogue, understanding the
[00:14:22] concerns and productive sectors for
[00:14:25] contributing through its legislative and oversight
[00:14:28] functions to an achievement environmental
[00:14:32] conducive and sustainable economic
[00:14:35] activity. Ladies and
[00:14:37] gentlemen, Pakistan's geographic
[00:14:40] places, was at the crossroads of Central
[00:14:44] Asia, the Gulf and
[00:14:48] Africa. Industry that has mastered
[00:14:52] international standards
[00:14:55] has every reason to look outward with
[00:14:59] confidence. The shift from domestic to export
[00:15:03] markets will take time, but
[00:15:06] the foundation is being laid by the
[00:15:10] very work we honor
[00:15:13] tonight. Equally important
[00:15:16] is investment in people, our
[00:15:19] engineers, technicians
[00:15:22] and graduates
[00:15:26] who choose to build careers
[00:15:28] here. They are the true capital of the
[00:15:32] sector. Ladies and
[00:15:34] gentlemen,
[00:15:36] the Pakistan Automotive Show is a
[00:15:39] celebration of what Pakistani
[00:15:42] enterprise can achieve through
[00:15:45] innovation, investment and
[00:15:48] technical excellence.
[00:15:52] May this evening inspire greater
[00:15:55] ambition, stronger
[00:15:57] partnerships and renewed confidence
[00:16:01] in Pakistan's industrial potential. Thank
[00:16:05] you, Pakistan.
[00:16:39] Due to the ongoing tension in the sermon, oil prices are increasing
[00:16:43] sharply across the world, which is affecting many countries
[00:16:47] including Pakistan. In such difficult circumstances, the Prime Minister
[00:16:51] of Pakistan has made a historic decision to facilitate the public.
[00:16:54] The Prime Minister's Special Relief Scheme is successfully ongoing.
[00:16:58] For motorcycle and rickshaw drivers, a discount of 500 rupees
[00:17:02] per week on one token.
[00:18:37] a small conversation with some of you. So you all
[00:18:41] know, friends, that this region
[00:18:45] is passing through a very critical phase.
[00:18:48] And the way
[00:18:51] the Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia
[00:18:54] in the last few days, I think
[00:18:58] that is highly reprehensible. Even before
[00:19:02] this war, whose creation
[00:19:06] probably neither you nor I had
[00:19:09] a very big role in, but for the last six
[00:19:13] or seven months, we all have been suffering
[00:19:16] its pain, whether it is in the form of expensive
[00:19:20] fuel, or in the form of difficulty
[00:19:23] in gas cargos not coming to Pakistan,
[00:19:27] or in the form of inflation. So the attack
[00:19:30] that the Houthis launched on Saudi Arabia,
[00:19:34] after which the East-West pipeline,
[00:19:37] through which approximately five million barrels of crude
[00:19:41] oil Saudi Arabia
[00:19:45] was successful in exporting, was incapacitated.
[00:19:49] So you saw that once again there is turmoil
[00:19:52] in the oil markets. Before you,
[00:19:56] in America, a country
[00:19:59] that produces its own diesel, its own
[00:20:03] oil, there,
[00:20:06] at the highest level in history,
[00:20:11] even exceeded $6 per gallon.
[00:20:14] Along with this, yesterday you must
[00:20:18] have seen that in France, oil has become scarce
[00:20:21] in 10-15% of petrol pumps.
[00:20:24] Diesel has increased
[00:20:27] from 2 euros 40 cents
[00:20:31] to and even today people
[00:20:33] are having difficulty in its supply.
[00:20:36] So we have
[00:20:39] ensured the supply
[00:20:42] to people as much as possible
[00:20:46] and have been able to stop the price.
[00:20:58] Despite being under the IMF program,
[00:21:02] despite the scarcity of resources, we are trying our best
[00:21:05] and Inshallah, this is our promise to you. As much
[00:21:08] courage as Allah Almighty has given,
[00:21:11] until the last breath, whatever is in the interest of the
[00:21:15] state of Pakistan will be done, not for
[00:21:19] cheap politics, as you saw in 2022, that the country was
[00:21:23] brought to the brink of bankruptcy
[00:21:26] for cheap fame. Whatever needs to be done
[00:21:29] to protect the interests of the state,
[00:21:33] Mian Amir Altaf, Shahbaz Bhatti's brother,
[00:21:36] will try his best on the orders of his leader,
[00:21:39] Mian Nawaz Sharif. Because
[00:21:42] any such decision
[00:21:46] that causes any disruption in availability,
[00:21:50] due to which we have seen chaos
[00:21:52] in our neighboring countries. It is my primary responsibility
[00:21:56] to protect the public from this storm
[00:21:58] and we will continue to try our best,
[00:22:02] Inshallah. People talk a lot about
[00:22:06] oil becoming expensive. Definitely,
[00:22:09] no doubt. Even today,
[00:22:12] because Mr. Amir Altaf told me that you are here
[00:22:16] with friends, so before coming, I was looking
[00:22:20] at that on March 1st,
[00:22:23] the price of petrol when this war had not started
[00:22:26] was 260 rupees per liter.
[00:22:29] And the price of diesel was 270
[00:22:33] to 280 rupees. I want to tell you
[00:22:36] this without any show
[00:22:40] off, without any talk, just this.
[00:22:44] That at this time and all these
[00:22:47] things are available
[00:22:51] on your phones. The price of crude oil
[00:22:54] in Dubai at that time was
[00:22:57] 71 dollars, Altaf
[00:23:01] Sahib, 71 dollars. I am here for
[00:23:04] what you said yesterday, on September 18,
[00:23:07] the day before yesterday, the price at which
[00:23:11] the markets closed was
[00:23:15] Dubai crude oil 118
[00:23:18] dollars 40
[00:23:50] cents. Its price was
[00:23:53] 132 dollars
[00:23:56] per barrel, which means 70 to 80
[00:23:59] percent more. The price on March 1st
[00:24:02] is today 80 to 70
[00:24:05] to 80 percent more. Diesel, which
[00:24:09] has seen the biggest increase, because due to electric vehicles, petrol consumption
[00:24:13] has decreased, but all large
[00:24:16] machinery, tractors,
[00:24:20] large vehicles that carry goods
[00:24:23] still use diesel. Its price
[00:24:26] on September 18th was.
[00:24:30] So if the government did not try,
[00:24:34] looking at its resources and its means,
[00:24:37] and ensuring supply, then
[00:24:41] Mr. Faseeh, answer this question, that if
[00:24:45] Mr. Sharif's words were welcomed
[00:24:48] and our belts were tightened
[00:25:03] to facilitate the public and we started
[00:25:06] providing diesel based on crude oil, then
[00:25:09] along with that, I would also like to assure
[00:25:12] you that the government is also aware of the public's hardship,
[00:25:15] that how difficult the situation is for the public.
[00:25:19] That is why the government
[00:25:50] and you should also know this, that there is no
[00:25:53] end date for this conflict.
[00:25:56] We have no knowledge about it. So there is no
[00:26:00] benefit in doing something that
[00:26:03] we cannot take to the last line,
[00:26:07] to the last limit. So the government, with caution,
[00:26:10] has directed the resources it has collected
[00:26:14] to provide protection, 30-40 billion
[00:26:16] rupees per month, towards these weakest people,
[00:26:20] and its size, what the government
[00:26:23] collects in taxes.
[00:26:27] Parvez Malik is addressing the media in Bhogiwal. He said that after
[00:26:31] the international tense situation, oil prices in the international market
[00:26:34] are continuously fluctuating. After the tension,
[00:26:38] oil prices and supply
[00:26:41] He said that measures are being taken to ensure the availability of petroleum
[00:26:45] products in the country. In the context of the crisis,
[00:26:49] oil prices and availability are also being continuously monitored.
[00:26:52] Uninterrupted supply of petroleum products in the country is the
[00:26:56] government's priority. Decisions
[00:26:57] in the energy sector are being
[00:27:05] made keeping in view the national interest
[00:27:08] and national needs. People, or perhaps
[00:27:12] the weaker people among us, who needed
[00:27:15] this help, they used these tokens
[00:27:19] at 7390 pumps across Pakistan.
[00:27:22] One feedback that the government received was that
[00:27:26] the period of motorcycles should be extended from 15 years.
[00:27:30] The Prime Minister, without wasting a single day,
[00:27:34] extended that period to 20 years, so that if any friend
[00:27:37] has a 20-year-old motorcycle in his name or not,
[00:27:41] he can prove custody and register himself
[00:27:45] and get supply. This was also made free.
[00:27:48] And people faced another difficulty,
[00:27:51] that many people said we cannot put five liters,
[00:27:54] we put one liter. So the full quota
[00:27:58] was given for a week, whether they put half a liter
[00:28:02] or one liter, they should use five liters
[00:28:06] within a week. So today I am happy
[00:28:09] that by running this system,
[00:28:13] people have registered themselves for more than
[00:28:17] Even now, this is like a grain of
[00:28:21] sand in flour, because the estimate
[00:28:24] we have made, the excise record we have seen,
[00:28:28] approximately 2.5 crore motorcycles of this duration,
[00:28:31] of this quality, are present on the roads.
[00:28:35] Through you people, I appeal to all of them
[00:28:39] that the government has arranged these resources for you.
[00:28:42] Come forward and register in your homes,
[00:28:46] take your tokens and without any queue, go and
[00:28:49] avail this facility so that you can use
[00:28:53] these resources on flour, on sugar,
[00:28:56] on your parents' medicine. People tauntingly say
[00:29:00] 2000 rupees
[00:29:04] per month for a car, multiply by 3000
[00:29:07] for 20 million motorcycles, multiply by 1.5 million
[00:29:10] cars below 800 cc, multiply by 1 million Chingchi,
[00:29:14] then this poor state's 40-50 billion
[00:29:18] rupees per month, if this scheme
[00:29:22] has to run for ten years, 500 billion
[00:29:25] rupees, these are the resources
[00:29:29] that Shahbaz Sharif has collected
[00:29:33] and intended that it is the responsibility
[00:29:36] of the state to provide this help to those
[00:29:39] who need help. But people like me,
[00:29:42] people of means like Amir Altaf,
[00:29:46] people of means like Bhatti Sahib, people whom Allah Almighty has given immense resources,
[00:29:50] whose numerous wedding halls are present in China Scheme,
[00:29:54] are present in Ghora Shah, where we are standing,
[00:29:57] they can probably buy diesel for 400
[00:30:00] to 500 rupees. But all resources
[00:30:04] should be directed towards the person who needs
[00:30:08] the facility, because if everyone
[00:30:10] has to be given, then perhaps the government
[00:30:14] cannot give 2000 billion, it can collect 500 billion.
[00:30:18] because there is no limit to this
[00:30:22] pain. May Allah Almighty bless
[00:30:26] Syed Asim Munir Sahib,
[00:30:29] Ameen. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif Sahib.
[00:30:33] جنہوں نے جن کو اللہ تعالی نے بے پناہ وسائل دیے
[00:30:36] ہیں جن کے بے پناہ شادی گھر چائنہ
[00:30:40] سکیم کے اندر موجود ہیں گھوڑے شاہ میں موجود ہیں جہاں پہ ہم کھڑے
[00:30:43] ہیں یہ شاید 400 روپے
[00:30:46] 500 روپے کا ڈیزل بھی خرید لیں پر جس ادمی
[00:30:49] کو سہولت دینی ہے سارے وسائل اس کی طرف رخ کریں
[00:30:53] کیونکہ اگر سب کو دینا پڑا تو شاید یہ دو ہزار ارب تو حکومت نہ
[00:30:57] دے سکے 500 ارب تو شاید اکٹھے کر