Only ambulances will get petrol during nationwide strike

Lahore: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) have announced a countrywide strike for November 25 over selling petrol "on low profit margins", adding that strike could continue for "unspecified period".

Following the announcement petrol pump owners said that only ambulances will be able to get petrol from Thursday.

The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) was negotiating with the federal government for an increase in the dealers’ profit margin on the sale of petrol. 

PPDA has now announced a nationwide strike that, it says, would continue for an “unspecified period” if the government continues to ignore the association's demands and keeps on giving it "false consolation". 

The association’s spokesperson said that petrol pumps across the country will remain closed from Thursday.

“We have no other choice but to strike because the government has failed to meet the November 17 deadline for our demands,” the spokesperson said.

Earlier, the association had called for a strike on November 5, too, but withdrew the call after the government agreed to increase the margin by 6 percent on the sale of petroleum products within a few days.