The Pakistan Justice Party (PJP) has challenged the recent increase in petroleum products prices before the Lahore High Court (LHC). The Pakistan Justice Party filed an application in a pending petition with a prayer to strike down levy of 17 percent sales tax on petroleum products and also the change of petroleum prices fortnightly instead of monthly basis.
The party alleged that Ogra with the connivance of FBR, finance ministry and office of the prime minister is continuously exploiting the public financially. The petitioner prayed the court to declare the recent increase in the petroleum prices as illegal.
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