The ongoing fuel shortage, especially of gasoline, has caused serious difficulties to businesses as well as citizens for the fifth consecutive day across Pakistan, local media reported on Friday.
Majority of the fuel stations across the country, including in the major cities of Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi, have been closed by the owners to avoid people’s rage. The fuel stations, which have the stock of petrol, have increased the price of the commodity by more than 100 percent. Earlier on Thursday, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), the regulator of the oil business in the country, issued a statement saying that there was no shortage of gasoline and the country’s oil stocks are sufficient and it is trying to know the reason behind the slow supplies. The regulator also issued show-cause notices to oil marketing companies seeking explanations and reasons for the petrol shortage at the fuel stations.
HS
Karachi
