ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan slammed the ‘imported government’ over hiking the petrol and diesel prices.
In a statement on Twitter, he said the nation has started to pay price for the “imported govt’s subservience before foreign masters”. He said the “incompetent” and “insensitive” has not pursued our deal with Russia to receive 30 percent cheaper oil.
“Nation starting to pay price for Imported govt’s subservience before foreign masters with 20% / Rs30 per litre hike in petrol & diesel prices – the highest single price hike in our history. The incompetent & insensitive Govt has not pursued our deal with Russia for 30% cheaper oil.”
He added, “In contrast India, strategic ally of US, has managed to reduce fuel prices by Pkr 25 per litre by buying cheaper oil from Russia. Now our nation will suffer another massive dose of inflation at the hands of this cabal of crooks.”
In contrast India, strategic ally of US, has managed to reduce fuel prices by Pkr 25 per litre by buying cheaper oil from Russia. Now our nation will suffer another massive dose of inflation at the hands of this cabal of crooks.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 26, 2022
Former Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen said that the government should have increased petroleum in phases rather than suddenly increased prices by Rs30.
Tareen criticised the government’s decision to increase fuel prices, warning that it would bring about a storm of inflation.
He said that the government is depriving the people of relief they provided them. He said the government had to make desperate effort after the IMF demanded increasing fuel prices for releasing the next phase of the economic assistance programmme.
It is to be noted that the federal government increased petroleum prices by Rs30 on May 26. The price of petrol has been increased from Rs150 to Rs179.86 per lite. The price of per litre diesel has been increased to Rs174.15, while light-speed diesel will be sold at Rs148.31.
