PDL Ordinance challenged in SC

Friday July 10, 2009

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Development Levy Ordinance 2009 has been challenged in Supreme Court (SC), Aaj News reported on Friday. Chaudhry Ikram, the lawyer of Shoaib Shahid has filed a petition challenging the presidential ordinance and stated that president has no right to impose tax under constitution article number 77. The president had signed the ordinance on the advice of prime minister to raise petroleum prices and restored them to July 7 position. (Aaj Tv)