ISLAMABAD (The Thursday Times) — International Monetary Fund (IMF) ne Hafte ko kaha hai ke Pakistan ko September mein shuru ki gayi fuel subsidy scheme batadreej khatam karni chahiye, aur motorcycle aur gaari sawaron ke liye aainda koi bhi madad mehdood, muqarrara muddat ke liye aur rawan saal ke budget ke andar reh kar di jani chahiye.
IMF ke tarjuman ne kaha, “Maujooda jaize ke tanazur mein, jaisa ke 7 October ke staff-level muahide mein kaha gaya tha, fuel support scheme ko us ke wasee daire ki wajah se khatam kiya jana chahiye.”
Tarjuman ne mazeed kaha ke “agar tel ki qeematein tawaqqo se zyada barh jayein” to fuel ke liye koi bhi aainda madad “mehdood, muqarrara muddat ke liye, maujooda samaji tahaffuz ke programmes ke zariye hadaf shuda aur maali saal 2027 ke budget ki hudood ke andar” honi chahiye.
Is scheme ke tehat motorcycle aur rickshaw sawaron ko har hafte 500 rupay maaliyat ka petrol token milta hai, jabke 800cc tak engine wali gaariyon ke malikan ko har 10 din mein 10 litre tak petrol par fi litre 100 rupay ki riayat milti hai. Hukoomat ne yeh scheme kam aamdani wale sarifeen ko America-Iran jang ke dauran barhne wali fuel ki qeematon se bachane ke liye mutaarif karayi thi.
Petrol ki qeemat 3 April ko record 458.41 rupay fi litre tak pohanch gayi thi aur ab kam ho kar 330 rupay reh gayi hai, jab hukoomat ne Hafte se is mein 2 rupay ki kami ki.
Tarjuman ke mutabiq 7 arab dollar ki Extended Fund Facility (EFF) ke tehat hukkam ne waada kiya hai ke woh mulki fuel qeematon ko aalmi nirkhon ke mutabiq rehne denge aur sab se kamzor tabqe ko tahaffuz faraham karenge.
Fund ne Mashriq-e-Wusta ki jang ko “Khaleeji mumalik se tel aur gas ki daraamdaat par inhisar ki wajah se Pakistan ke liye aik bari rukawat” qarar diya aur kaha ke tel ki buland qeematon ne mehngai ke dabao mein pehle hi izafa kar diya hai. Tarjuman ne kaha, “Musalsal utaar charhao maashi imkanaat par bojh ban sakta hai.” Pakistan Bureau of Statistics ke mutabiq October mein sarifeen ke liye qeematon mein saalana bunyad par 9.6 feesad izafa hua, jo September mein 10.3 feesad tha.
IMF ne kaha ke Islamabad ko maashi istehkam ke sath sath sarkari maaliyat ko mazboot banane, muqabla aur paidawar barhane, samaji tahaffuz ka daira wasee karne, sarkari idaron mein islahat aur tawanai ke shobe ko paidaar banane par tawajjo markooz rakhni chahiye.
Fund aur Pakistan ke darmiyan 7 October ko staff-level muahida tay paya tha. Executive Board ki manzoori ke baad Pakistan ko Extended Fund Facility ke tehat taqreeban aik arab dollar aur Resilience and Sustainability Facility ke tehat 21 crore dollar milenge, jis se majmooi adaigiyan taqreeban 5.7 arab dollar ho jayengi.
Tarjuman ke mutabiq jaizon par board ka ijlas aur 2026 ki Article IV mushawarat December mein mutawaqqe hai, “basharte ke programme ki sharait poori ki jayein,” taham unhon ne yeh nahin bataya ke woh sharait kya hain.
