ISLAMABAD (The Thursday Times) — Hukumat ke 30 October ke petrol ki qeemat tai karne ke tareeqe mein tabdeeli se Pakistan ki refineries ko taqreeban Rs49 fi litre nuqsan ho sakta hai aur 5 se 6 arab dollar ke mansooba band upgrades shubhe mein par sakte hain, Attock Refinery ke sarbarah ne hukumat ko khabardar kiya hai.
Hukumat ko bheje gaye aik paigham mein Attock Refinery ke chief executive Adil Khattak ne kaha ke jang se pehle ke premiums aur incidentals ko petrol ki qeemat tai karne ke nizam mein shamil karne se refineries ko taqreeban Rs35 fi litre nuqsan hoga. Unhon ne kaha ke petroleum levy kam karne ke liye un ki customs duty ki wasooli se mazeed Rs14 fi litre mod dene se kul nuqsan Rs49 tak pahunch jayega.
Khattak ne kaha ke yeh faisla industry se mashwara kiye baghair kiya gaya, jo un ke bayan ke mutabiq diesel par apna margin cap karne ke liye pehle hi do baar razi ho chuki thi. Un ka mauqif tha ke yeh iqdam Brownfield Refineries Upgradation Policy ke bhi khilaf hai, jis ke teht 10% customs duty se hasil hone wali raqam refineries ke makhsoos accounts mein jati hai taake upgrades ki lagat poori ki ja sake, aur jo mansoobon par kaam jari rehne ke dauran nuqsan deh tabdeeliyon se tahaffuz ka wada karti hai.
Is sector ke liye waqt nazuk hai. Chaar refineries ne 24 September ko upgrade ke muahide par dastakhat kiye, PARCO se bhi isi ki tawaqqo hai, aur ab woh maqami aur bain-ul-aqwami qarz dene walon se baat cheet kar rahi hain. Khattak ne khabardar kiya ke dastakhat ke baad maali sharait badalne se qarz dene walon aur sarmayakaron ke aitemad ko nazuk marhale par dhakka lag sakta hai. Unhon ne har saal ki takheer ka maeeshat ko nuqsan taqreeban 1.5 arab dollar bataya.
Yeh khabar shaya hone tak is tanbeeh par hukumat ka koi alaniya jawab samne nahin aaya tha. Eendhan ki qeematein baar baar badal rahi hain, aur haliya jaiza mein petrol ki qeemat Peer tak Rs377.91 fi litre par barqarar rakhi gayi hai.
