People cry for relief amid sky-rocketing POL prices

Lahore: The people, especially the working class lost their hope for any relief after the coalition government dropped another petrol bomb on them on Sunday.

The latest reports suggested that people also took to the streets against increase in the petroleum products.  A strong protest was witnessed in Abbotabad area against increase in the POL prices.

The public reaction came after the federal government announced an increase in prices of all petroleum products from Sunday.

In a video message on Sunday, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said prices of petrol and high-speed diesel have been increased by 35 rupees per litre each.

He said after the increase, petrol would be available at 249.80 rupees per litre, high speed diesel at 262.80 rupees per litre, kerosene oil at 189.83 rupees per litre after a surge of 18 rupees and light diesel oil at 187 rupees per litre after an increase of 18 rupees.

Ishaq Dar said new prices would be applicable from 11:00 am today (Sunday).

He said that it was a difficult decision to increase the prices of petroleum products.

Talking to GNN TV, the citizens burst at the coalition government, saying that they had pushed the public to death.

“They have left no other option for the poor except to die,” said a citizen while reacting to increase in the POL prices. He said that two-time meal was the most difficult task these days. Another citizen said that the public had already been under huge burden of inflation and now this government [coalition government] increased the POL prices.

“For the sake of God, have mercy upon the public,” said the citizen, expressing disappointment over the rising prices.

Another man slammed the coalition government saying that they also badly failed to deliver.

“They should care about the public. They have failed to control inflation,” he added.