Great success on the legal front of Govt on Gas Infrastructure Development Case

According to the report of Baaghi TV, the Supreme Court has given its verdict. The court has given a safe verdict on GIDC in February.

A three-member bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam delivered the pre-reserved verdict in the gas infrastructure development case. Supreme Court rejects all gas-related appeals. Companies will have to pay Rs 417 billion for gas infrastructure development.

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court delivered its verdict by a two-to-one majority, Justice Mushir Alam read out the verdict.

The Supreme Court had reserved judgment in the GIDC case on February 20. A three-member bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam heard the case.

Before the court reserved its decision, allowing all lawyers to submit their objections in writing within 15 days, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan backed the federal gas whereas the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government opposed it.

In 2019, the federal government decided to waive billions of rupees in gas infrastructure development cess tax on various companies through a presidential ordinance. Later, the government withdrew the presidential ordinance due to opposition from the media and various quarters.

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It is to be noted that in the cabinet meeting chaired by PM Imran Khan, PM Imran Khan had said that the economic team should put full details on this issue before the nation, the facts about the waiver of Rs 208 billion are being distorted.

It is important to state the facts regarding the Gas Infrastructure Development Surcharge. The responsibility of protecting the national treasury is self-imposed, no one will be rewarded.

Earlier, it was reported that the government had waived off Rs 300 billion due to a secret notification from Pak-Arab, Arif Habib, KESC, Arif Naqvi, Descon, Haroon and Engro. Well known anchor Rauf Klasra expressed these views in a private TV program.

Rauf Klasra has strongly criticized the government’s move, saying that the government gave a contract to Engro and gave them Rs 200 billion. Rauf Klasar said that Imran Khan has misappropriated the nation’s money by forgiving these few big investors. Imran Khan should have gone to the Chief Justice of Pakistan.