Pakistan Muslim League Functional (PML-F) Sindh General Secretary Sardar Abdul Rahim has condemned the recent increase of Rs 55 per liter in petrol and diesel prices as an “unbearable burden” on the public and demanded the government to immediately withdraw this decision.
The Muslim League Functional official warned today that the fuel price hike will bring a “new wave of inflation”.
He emphasized that the increase in petrol and diesel prices will inevitably make transport and essential food items more expensive.
Rahim criticized the timing of the price change, calling the move during the holy month of Ramadan a “regrettable and anti-people” action.
He accused the “profiteering government” of exploiting the situation by imposing new prices on petroleum purchased at a lower cost.
“The rulers have gifted the people a storm of inflation instead of the joys of Eid,” he added.
Rahim sarcastically questioned the government’s priorities, asking, “Will increasing petrol prices open the Strait of Hormuz?”
The General Secretary said that it is unjust to put more financial burden on the people who are already troubled by inflation.
He urged for immediate and effective measures to provide relief to the public.
Concluding his statement, Rahim stressed that economic stability is not possible without implementing “people-friendly economic policies”.