Islamabad 16 Feb (Online): As the inflation-stricken nation continues to reel from the effects of an economic maelstrom, the government on Wednesday dropped another oil bomb by increasing the price of petrol by Rs22.20 per litre effective today.
Farhan Saeed has taken to social media and lashed out at his fellow countrymen for not raising a voice against the increasing inflation.
“Pakistaniyon, tum 500 rs litre bhi dalwa loge. Afsos! (Pakistanis would even be okay if the petrol prices were increased to Rs500 per litre. Sad state of affairs). The nations that don’t stand up for themselves, deserve this and worse,” he shared in a tweet.
The petrol price was shot up by Rs35 per litre at the end of last month, primarily due to the massive devaluation of the rupee against the dollar.
The fresh hike in the prices of petrol and diesel is also due to the rupee’s depreciation against the dollar, the finance ministry said in a statement.
According to the finance ministry, the government had also increased the price of kerosene oil by Rs12.90 per litre and light diesel oil by LDO Rs9.68 per litre. After the surge, the price of petrol has gone up to Rs272 per litre against its earlier price of Rs249.80 per litre, registering a hike of Rs22.60 per litre.
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