Aaj TV English News - News https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:46:13 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:46:13 +0500 60 'We've been told not to raise petrol prices until we plan for Pakistan's poor' https://english.aaj.tv/news/30286583/weve-been-told-not-to-raise-petrol-prices-until-we-plan-for-pakistans-poor <p>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that until the ministries give him a foolproof way to protect the poor man from inflation, he will not increase petrol prices by a paisa, Musadik Malik, the minister for petroleum, told Asma Shirazi on Faisla Aap Ka on Aaj News Wednesday night. </p> <p>"This is an economic decision," he said, when she asserted that this was a populist decision. "How do you think this government is running?" </p> <p>Imran Khan planted an 800-billion-rupee time bomb, added Malik. He should have thought about that as Pakistan's prime minister. "We have a duty that we ensure the poor is protected." </p> <p>The poor person is defined as anyone who earns less than Rs30,000 a month. "We have been ordered to plan and visibly show how we will protect that person," he added. </p> <p>Watch the complete program: <a href="https://youtu.be/dwPVK9jMtPQ">https://youtu.be/dwPVK9jMtPQ</a></p> ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that until the ministries give him a foolproof way to protect the poor man from inflation, he will not increase petrol prices by a paisa, Musadik Malik, the minister for petroleum, told Asma Shirazi on Faisla Aap Ka on Aaj News Wednesday night.

"This is an economic decision," he said, when she asserted that this was a populist decision. "How do you think this government is running?"

Imran Khan planted an 800-billion-rupee time bomb, added Malik. He should have thought about that as Pakistan's prime minister. "We have a duty that we ensure the poor is protected."

The poor person is defined as anyone who earns less than Rs30,000 a month. "We have been ordered to plan and visibly show how we will protect that person," he added.

Watch the complete program: https://youtu.be/dwPVK9jMtPQ

]]> https://english.aaj.tv/news/30286583 Thu, 19 May 2022 14:56:28 +0500 none@none.com (Asma Shirazi) Asma Shirazi and Minister of State Musadik Malik on Faisla Aap Ka on Wednesday night. Image: Aaj News