Petrol crisis enters day 7 in Punjab
LAHORE: A week on the petrol shortage continues throughout the province of Punjab as people await relief from the government.
Long queues are seen at the few petrol stations which are open with people waiting since the break of dawn to fill the tanks of their vehicles.
There have been several complaints of petrol being sold at inflated prices as
By TICKER
January 19, 2015
LAHORE: A week on the petrol shortage continues throughout the province of Punjab as people await relief from the government.
Long queues are seen at the few petrol stations which are open with people waiting since the break of dawn to fill the tanks of their vehicles.
There have been several complaints of petrol being sold at inflated prices as high as Rs 400 per litre.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is chairing a high-level meeting in Islamabad to address the shortage. The meeting is being attended by Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and other officials.
The prime minister said that people have had to face hardships due to the shortage and emphasised that those responsible for this crisis would not be spared.
Meanwhile, a Pakistan State Oil (PSO) spokesman told Geo News 500 tankers carrying 40,000 tonnes of petrol have left Karachi for Punjab.
Long queues are seen at the few petrol stations which are open with people waiting since the break of dawn to fill the tanks of their vehicles.
There have been several complaints of petrol being sold at inflated prices as high as Rs 400 per litre.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is chairing a high-level meeting in Islamabad to address the shortage. The meeting is being attended by Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and other officials.
The prime minister said that people have had to face hardships due to the shortage and emphasised that those responsible for this crisis would not be spared.
Meanwhile, a Pakistan State Oil (PSO) spokesman told Geo News 500 tankers carrying 40,000 tonnes of petrol have left Karachi for Punjab.
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