Govt gives Rs 30 to 35b subsidy on petroleum products: Gilani

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that the government had already given a subsidy of Rs 30 to 35 billion on the petroleum products.Talking to the media, after inaugurating an energy conference, Gilani said that the government had no option but to raise the POL prices. He said that the government would take all its allies and political parties into confidence while preparing the next year’s budget and try to incorporate their proposals.The PM said that the government had the ability to address all challenges and the issue of devolution of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) would be resolved.Commenting on the statement, made by former interior minister of Sindh Zulfiqar Mirza, he said that was his (Mirza) own point of view, not a policy of the PPP-led government. He said that his party believes on reconciliation policy.