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July 29, 2020

KP Assembly witnesses heated debate on federal excise duty on oil

PESHAWAR: A heated debate was witnessed in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday over the federal excise duty on oil and gas as the opposition criticized the government for its failure to raise the issue and secure the rights of the province.Initiating the debate on his adjournment motion, Ahmad Kareem Kundi of the Pakistan People’s Party said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was producing 50,000 barrel of crude oil per day and its royalty as per the Constitution stood at Rs18 billion...