According to media reports, people in various cities staged protests and burnt tyres against the increase in petroleum prices from OGRA.
The residents of Southern Punjab have refused to accept this increase in the petrol prices. After the announcement of increase in petrol prices the owners of various petrol pumps have suspended the supply of diesel and petrol. Public is facing a lot of difficulties due to this.
The masses are of the view that whenever there is an increase in petrol prices, it is done in rupees but when the government has to decrease the petrol prices it is done in paisas, which is not at all justice.
People of Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Jhang, Bahawalpur, Quetta, Peshawar and in various other cities have completely rejected the current increase in petroleum prices by the government.
The protesting masses demanded from the government that it should change its policies and take back the decision of this current increase in the petroleum products.
The leader of Muslim league (N) Mian Nawaz Sharif said that the increase in petroleum products would increase inflation in the country and the difficulties of poor masses would also increase.
Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is of the view that the poor and middle class of our country would be directly affected by this increase in the petroleum products.
Imran Khan while talking to media said that increasing the petroleum prices is an act of crime on the part of government.
