Summary The Pakistan Peoples Party brought two government bills on gas-sector revenue to a halt on Friday. The move came inside the National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum, where PPP lawmakers used their numbers to put off any vote. It is the latest sign that the PPP government rift with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s coalition has not cooled down. Gas revenue bills Pakistan watchers were tracking closely are now stuck, and nobody in Islamabad is promising a quick fix. Background For weeks, the PPP has been pulling back its support…
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