The government has reduced the price of petrol to a large extent; however, the availability of the fuel to the public is now causing problems.
In a huge relief to the people, the petrol tariff has been reduced by a massive Rs14. However, immediately after the announcement of reduction in prices of petroleum products, petrol pumps reportedly stopped its sale to people, causing major inconvenience to people.
The people working at the petrol pumps say that the petrol stock has been exhausted, and the supply will be resumed soon.
On the other hand, despite the decrease in prices of petroleum products, the transporters in Lahore have not reduced the fares, and the passengers are forced to travel on the old fares.
People have complained that when the price of petrol increases, the fares are immediately increased. So the government should also reduce the fares, they demanded, saying people will get real relief if the fares drop.
Over in Faisalabad also, goods transporters have refused to slash their fares. They say that it is impossible to reduce the fares by Rs10, Rs20, adding that if there is a reduction of at least Rs100 in fuel rates, they will reduce the fares.
In Karachi, even the constant decrease in the prices of petroleum products could not alleviate the concerns of the people. Neither the
fares of public transport have decreased nor have the rates of vegetables, fruits, pulses, rice, and other food items of daily use.
