After petrol prices crossed new levels yet again, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz ignited a new match by saying that citizens should use as little fuel as possible to keep prices from rising.
Speaking to journalists at the Parliament House, Faraz continued to mask the government’s inability to keep basic nessacities within citizen’s reach under a thin veil of excuses like “it would’ve been a different case if Pakistan made its own petrol or if the country had oil wells”.
“The prices of the fuel in the international market have reached up to $95,” he said while adding that the government has not imposed taxes on the fuel prices to give “relief” to the masses.
Faraz continued with his tirade and said that “life cannot be normal during these tough times as inflation and Covid-19 are global issues.”
“Our government’s priority is to subsidise food and drinks,” he added, seemingly forgetting the correlation of food prices with petrol.
He also mentioned that the Ministry of Science is trying to reduce electricity consumption, as “it will allow the government to minimise the import of oil.
The government on Tuesday dropped a major bombshell on the masses by hiking the price of petrol by Rs12.03 per litre, citing an increase in the prices of crude oil in the international market.
“The prices of petroleum products are showing a drastic increase in the international market and presently are at the highest level since 2014. Despite the unabated increase since the beginning of the year, Prime Minister Imran Khan deferred the last review of petroleum products’ prices on January 31, 2022, and advised against the summary of OGRA,” said the finance division in the latest statement.
