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00:00 I have Naeem Mir with me.
00:01 Naeem Mir, you are considered a robust trader
00:05 as compared to common men.
00:07 But today you are protesting as well.
00:10 So basically, how have you all been hurt in this situation?
00:13 Look,
00:18 the trading community is very badly hurt.
00:22 On one hand, there is a storm of inflation.
00:25 And there is a back-breaking inflation.
00:27 There are many reasons for that.
00:30 And on the other hand,
00:32 the purchasing power of common men has decreased.
00:38 There is no economic activity.
00:40 There are serious problems in employment.
00:45 And that is why the trading community
00:50 which is responsible for running the economy,
00:54 has broken down.
00:59 The issue is that
01:02 the traders are in a financial crunch
01:07 and liquidity crunch
01:09 in terms of running their business.
01:11 We are trying to get back to normal business conditions.
01:20 Business is not in a normal routine.
01:22 You saw that all our imports
01:26 were affected by the inflation.
01:29 We were worried that the country would default.
01:34 But at the same time,
01:35 you can see the impact it has had.
01:38 All our businesses are dependent on our imports.
01:45 So the whole business has been affected.
01:48 Now, business is in its normal routine.
01:51 We don't even get loans from anywhere.
01:55 We used to get loans.
01:58 Now, you see,
02:00 the interest rates have increased so much
02:03 that manufacturers are not even able to lend.
02:06 Because they can't bear the financial costs
02:09 of the interest rates.
02:11 Now, we have lost our money.
02:14 Our expenses have increased.
02:16 We are in a financial crunch.
02:17 We are in a liquidity crunch.
02:19 And we are unable to pay our electricity bills.
02:24 Now, when the electricity bills have increased so much...
02:26 I was listening to Mr. Zammil
02:30 and I really liked what he said.
02:33 I was going to say the same, but he said it first.
02:37 We don't even know how much electricity bills will increase.
02:42 Because we can't prepare for that.
02:45 We know how much we have to pay for the rent.
02:48 So we take out some money every day
02:51 and pay for the rent.
02:53 We know how much we have to pay for the house.
02:55 So we take out some money every day
02:58 and pay for the house.
02:59 But the electricity bill
03:01 comes to us at the end of the month.
03:04 And we haven't planned for it.
03:08 And we don't have the money to pay for it.
03:12 So he was saying something very good.
03:14 If we can prepare for the electricity bill
03:17 and we know how much we have to pay for the unit,
03:20 we can plan for it better.
03:25 I'll ask him how it can be done.
03:28 Mr. Shoaib Nizami is with us.
03:30 Mr. Nizami, the press conference
03:33 that was held today,
03:34 they say they're giving 34 crore free units.
03:37 The public is taking the burden.
03:39 Who are they giving it to? Are the numbers correct?
03:42 There's an estimate.
03:43 In Pakistan, 34 crore units
03:45 are equivalent to 8 billion rupees of electricity.
03:47 If it's a 20 rupee unit.
03:49 The workers of the various Wabda Discos
03:52 are given 900 to 1,500 units for free.
03:57 Similarly, in the 22nd grade,
03:59 the people in the energy sector
04:02 and the officers are given 3,000 units for free.
04:07 If they don't spend it,
04:08 they get the opposite amount back.
04:10 They get credit for their bill.
04:13 And they can use it next time.
04:15 There are fewer workers in the discos.
04:19 The 21st and 20th grade.
04:21 The GM is given 200.
04:22 The lower classes
04:24 are given 400, 300, 500 units.
04:27 The problem is that
04:28 these units are included in their pay and pension.
04:33 The situation is that
04:34 the country is in an economic emergency.
04:36 Such benefits and benefits
04:40 need to be stopped on the basis of emergency.
04:42 There are eight types of taxes, duties and surcharges.
04:48 The ideal month in Pakistan is November, December, January and February.
04:52 In which the use of electricity is less.
04:54 If they are recovered then it will be better
04:57 than the fuel and fire.
04:59 If we talk about gas,
05:01 we have to increase gas by 45%.
05:04 We are in the IMS program.
05:07 If we don't do this,
05:10 we will have to increase the price of gas by 400, 500 rupees.
05:13 And this is the time to increase the price of gas.
05:16 When the use of electricity is less in winters,
05:18 we should have taken such steps.
05:21 We should have taken steps for gas.
05:23 And now we are taking steps for electricity.
05:27 There is a war in every house.
05:30 People are not able to pay their children's fees.
05:32 They are selling their things.
05:34 People in Pakistan,
05:37 even Mr. Mazami Lathan,
05:38 and other people who know him,
05:40 are messaging me,
05:42 and the driver is messaging me,
05:44 that it is the month of August,
05:47 and it is the season to buy books,
05:48 uniforms, shoes and water bottles.
05:51 And the children are not able to pay their fees.
05:53 The fees for 9th and 10th are on their head.
05:54 The parents are struggling to pay the fees.
05:58 They don't have money.
05:59 They have to pay the electricity bill or do all these things.
06:02 The rate of sugar is 170, 180, 176.
06:07 The flour is 170.
06:09 The ghee is 600.
06:11 What will people eat?
06:12 What will they eat?
06:13 And how will they pay the bills?
06:15 In an emergency,
06:17 it is very important to limit the expenses.
06:21 Limit them.
06:23 When the situation is like this,
06:25 then we should take such steps.