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Severe petrol shortage across Punjab enters fifth day
LAHORE: The relentless petrol shortage throughout the province of Punjab entered its fifth day on Saturday as Federal Minister for Petroleum Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that it would take around five to eight days for the situation to normalise.
It is also expected that the price of Petroleum products will decrease by about Rs.5 per litre from February.
It seems that after the prevailing CNG crisis in the country, citizens are being faced with either similar long queues for petrol or being turned back empty handed.
The situation in Islamabad and Rawalpindi has taken its toll with most pumps closed and the few scarce ones open are busy with extremely long queues and chaos.
Lahore is no different where commuters are running from pillar to post, desperate to find fuel for their vehicles, as about 95 percent of fuel stations in the city are shut.
Where fuel is found, so are mile long queues and scuffles between consumers causing more chaos. Police was summoned at various locations on Saturday to control the crowd, as matters quickly slipped beyond the control of the petrol-pump administration.
Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association Information Secretary Khawaja Asif said fuel stations that are open for business are only providing petrol up to Rs. 100 for each motorbike and up to Rs. 500 for each car, due to their limited supply.
According to Khawaja Asif, the consumption of petrol in the country has risen 25 percent in the month of January.
Courtesy www.thenews.com.pk