Car and bike service centres in Karachi have announced a significant increase in their service fees due to the ongoing economic unrest.

The main causes of the price increase, according to the service station owners, were rising labour and water tanker costs. They claimed that as of Sunday, the cost of servicing both small and large vehicles had increased.

Details indicate that rates for small cars have increased from Rs. 500 to Rs. 800, while rates for motorcycles have increased from Rs. 150 to Rs. 200.

The government has also voiced concerns about the widespread use of car wash facilities in Pakistan that wastewater. Authorities have discovered that thousands of litres of water are wasted daily at the service stations.

This is especially concerning as Pakistan is fast approaching a point of critical water shortage. Despite that, the authorities are yet to take action against service stations in this regard on a state level.