Rawalpindi: Following a reduction in the prices of petroleum products, petrol pumps in the twin cities unilaterally discontinued the subsidy on petrol provided by the Prime Minister.
Instead of supplying petrol at the subsidised rate, pump owners and management began selling it at full price to motorists and motorcyclists. Due to daily price fluctuations, the supply of petrol was completely halted at many stations.
The failure to implement the government’s subsidy scheme over the past four days has led to escalating arguments, disputes, and altercations between citizens and pump owners. Pump owners claim that they were instructed by their association to stop providing petrol at the subsidized rate.
In this regard, Nauman Butt, Vice Chairman of the All Pakistan Petrol Pump Owners Association, stated that the government has not withdrawn the subsidy scheme, nor has the association directed any pump owner to stop implementing it.
