ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The petrol shortage has entered its sixth day as people in Islamabad and Punjab were seen traveling from station to station looking for petrol on Sunday.
Long queues have been witnessed at the few stations which are open in Islamabad and across Punjab including major cities of Lahore and Multan.
Several residents of Lahore and Islamabad spent their weekends on the roads searching for petrol.
“We left our house at six in the morning for petrol but it is nowhere to be found,” said a resident of Islamabad. Those who have managed to find petrol complain that it is being sold at inflated prices. “I paid Rs 200 per litre for petrol which is twice its normal price,” said a resident of Lahore.
Most petrol pumps in Multan, Fisalabad, Sialkot Sargodha, Gujranwala, and Jhelum were shut, while the few that are to be found open have extremely long queues.
According to commuters, they are also being faced with exorbitant prices for the rare fuel that is available. Commuters have called for strict and immediate action against those responsible for this problem.
Frustrated with the lack of relief people have started protesting outside petrol stations chanting anti-government slogans and seeking the resignation of Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
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