LAHORE – Extended queues of two-wheelers and cars were spotted at petrol pumps in several Pakistani cities in the wake of ‘limited supplies by oil marketing companies’.
Distressed people from cities including Sialkot, Bahawalpur, Multan and Muzafargarh complained of fuel shortage while others shared the ordeal to wait for an hour to get fuel petrol.
As the media catches the air of petrol shortage, panicked citizens rushed to petrol pumps on Saturday.
Several reports hint at panic buying at petrol stations as several pumps had already stopped sales owing to the limited availability of stocks.
#Sialkot #Petrol #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/t2EjOKTX97
— Umer Farooq (@UFKonline) January 28, 2023
Gujranwala 30 minutes before.
Lines on every petrol pump. Few r closed. pic.twitter.com/PxMpY8eFvE— یاسر چیمہ (@ambdabota) January 28, 2023
Petrol price expected to rise Rs83/liter and people are in line to get petrol, Imran Khan is fighting for this shameless dead zameer nation and putting his life in danger. They deserve this IK should spend his life with his children happily…#خوف_کے_آگے_جیت_ہے#آستین_میں_سانپ pic.twitter.com/cidUWPZkGH
— Maham (@Mahi_136) January 28, 2023
Masses seem worried about the development as the cash-strapped country is already facing a severe economic crisis amid the historic devaluation of the rupee against the greenback.
On the other hand, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority OGRA trashed speculations about the shortage of fuel in the country. In a statement, the OGRA spokesperson claimed to have sufficient stocks of petrol and diesel across Pakistan.
