Long queues at petrol pumps in Pakistan amid gas scarcity

With petrol stations closing down due to the dearth of gas, individuals lined up on the solely open ones in a number of Pakistani cities.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 8, 2023 11:52 IST

People wait for his or her flip at a petroleum station in Peshawar, Pakistan (Photo: File/Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: People in a number of Pakistani cities stood for hours in lengthy queues at petrol stations after oil advertising firms diminished their provides, reported information company 24NewsHD. In Punjab province, pumps in a number of cities have been closed down on account of a scarcity of petrol.

Many individuals additionally resorted to panic shopping for after the information of the scarcity of petrol unfold. Only just a few petrol stations are nonetheless open with individuals flocking to face in queues.

This comes days after oil firms within the nation warned that the business is on the “brink of collapse” amid the greenback liquidity disaster. The authorities had eliminated the greenback cap to satisfy the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) demand, which resulted within the Pakistani rupee falling to a historic low.

However, Minister of State for Petroleum, Musadik Malik, denied that there was a scarcity of petrol and mentioned Pakistan has sufficient of the gas to final the following 20 days. Earlier, the Pakistan authorities introduced that petrol and diesel costs will likely be elevated by Pakistan rupees (PKR) 35 per litre.

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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN PAKISTAN?

Pakistan is going through a significant financial disaster with its rupee plummeting, inflation hovering and vitality in brief provide. Currently, Islamabad is awaiting the outcomes of the ninth assessment of an IMF mortgage settlement, which was signed by the earlier administration.

IMF officers have indicated that they’re prepared to proceed working with Pakistan, however the nation ought to first care for the fundamental necessities that the IMF has put ahead.

With solely $3.68 billion left in its overseas alternate reserves, Pakistan barely has sufficient to cowl three weeks of imports and desperately wants the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to launch the following $1 billion tranche of its bailout programme to move off a possible default.

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Feb 8, 2023