Islamabad : The fresh hike in prices of petroleum products has created a sense of anxiety among citizens of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad who fear another wave of inflation in the.
Petrol Crisis Expected as Oil Tankers Association Announces Strike
The All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association (APOTA) has announced a strike in the Islamabad Rawalpindi division, suspending the supply of petroleum products to the whole country.
The strike could result in an acute shortage of petroleum products across the region, with citizens fearing that it would engender a petrol crisis, similar to the one that was witnessed across Pakistan in June this year.
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The Rawalpindi administration had imposed the measure to reduce the traffic jams on roads across the district.
APOTA’s General Secretary, Noman Butt, has said that the supply of petroleum products to twin cities, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad airport, and power plants has been suspended.
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The All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association has said that it will hold a countrywide strike against a government order on tankersâ movement.
The Rawalpindi district administration in its order has restricted tankers’ movement to eight hours, from 10pm to 6am, to reduce traffic jams and accidents.
The tankers association in a letter to the petroleum secretary said that it is not possible to supply oil to all petrol pumps in the city within eight hours. It asked for the federal government to intervene and resolve the issue.