Managing Director Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Abdul Rasheed told the meeting that there had been a hundred per cent increase in gas prices since July 1, last year. He said that the government had also issued directives to review the billing.

He informed the meeting that a subsidy of Rs33 billion was being given to industries, while this amount was met through the bills of domestic consumers. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan regretted that poor consumers were being asked to support other people’s expenses.
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The PAC meeting also reviewed the audit reports related to the Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) for the fiscal year 2005-06. An audit report revealed that 57 per cent of the total allocation to PSF was being spent on administrative functions.

The report further observed that 34 per cent of this expenditure is going to professional staff, whereas 66 per cent is meant for non-professional staff.

Won’t be surprised. Remember of late, Shehbaz is all huggy kissy with the Chaudhries and yesterday Capt Safdar (in Kal tak) calling PML-Q MPAs “our brothers”. Add to that Ghalat Biyani Durrani yesterday calling for ‘Doctrine of necessity be invoked in Sharifs’ case’
(But they really won’t be supporting the “long march” but supporting PML-N go get back in the mix. So you have to look forward to Ch. Shujaat, Ch. Pervaiz, Ch. Wajahat, etc. among your PML-N leadership )

But you can see the game the Chaudhries are playing: Pervaiz is pretending to be in PPP’s camp and Shujaat ‘leaning’ towards PML-N. So no matter who ‘wins’ Punjab, the Chaudhries get their share of the pie…

Shahbaz, Chaudhrys meeting ends on positive note
The meeting between Shahbaz and the Chaudhrys continued for over 40 minutes in which they, besides offering ‘Fateha’, also discussed pleasant and bitter memories. Insiders stated the leadership of the PMLs recollected the pleasant events of the past, particularly before October 12, 1999, when they were together. Shahbaz is said to have conveyed between the lines his complaint to the Chaudhrys of leaving them in troubled waters and joining hands with former president Musharraf. The Chaudhrys are said to have explained circumstances, which led them to compromise with changed political scenario. They are also learnt to have discussed the grim political situation of the country. The meeting is learnt to have ended on a positive note that they would maintain contacts in future, paving way for sinking differences and moving towards a possible alliance.

It is the second visit of the PML-N top brass to the residence of the Chaudhrys within the last three days. Earlier, PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif had visited their residence immediately after the news of Shujaat’s mother death on Friday.

Moreover, efforts were already on for the last one month for an alliance or unification of both the PMLs through some influential figures. Online adds: PML-Q chief Ch Shujaat Hussain and Pervaiz Elahi have accepted the invitation of Shahbaz Sharif to visit Raiwind.
PML-N bid to woo Chaudhrys
LAHORE, Feb 23: The PML-N swung into action on Monday to check a possible cooperation between the PPP and PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi for a change in the province as Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited the Chaudhrys’ residence here to ‘condole’ the death of the Q League president Shujaat Husain’s mother.

The move came when an old buddy in the Awami National Party (ANP) from the NWFP reportedly informed PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif that ‘Punjab is slipping out of their hands as Governor Salmaan Taseer and former chief minister Pervaiz Elahi during a meeting in Gujrat the other day have reached an understanding for forging a new ruling alliance in the province’.

These following may accept the gifts in form of American Citizenship, Huge Agricultural Land at any Red White & Blue Country, Shares Scripts of listed at DowJones & at etc.

Those Pakistani gentlemen are Gen. Kiyani, Haqqani & other elite of Pakistan
Kindly just pay attention what gifts are offered by CIA, FBI or any influential agency of US as quiet possible Ms. Peterson would try to negotiate on the same against continuation of Droned Attacks.

If you are not ready to believe so kindly read out the statement which was just 7 months ago appeared in local newspapers by the ex-spoke person of CIA.

http://thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=164087

http://thenews.com.pk/news.asp?cat_id=2

The Americans are mostly Army Special Forces soldiers who are training Pakistani Army and paramilitary troops, providing them with intelligence and advising on combat tactics, the officials said. They do not conduct combat operations, the officials added.

They make up a secret task force, overseen by the United States Central Command and Special Operations Command. It started last summer, with the support of Pakistan’s government and military, in an effort to root out Qaeda and Taliban operations that threaten American troops in Afghanistan and are increasingly destabilizing Pakistan. It is a much larger and more ambitious effort than either country has acknowledged. …

What a time has come! All the limits have been crossed in short leaderless nation!