PTI lawmakers ride donkey carts to Sindh Assembly to protest soaring petrol prices
PTI legislators entered the Sindh Assembly on donkey carts, demanding an immediate rollback of the recent petrol price hike.
In Karachi, PTI lawmakers staged a demonstration by traveling to the Sindh Assembly on donkey carts, with Sajjad Ali prominently displaying a sign and urging ministers and treasury MPs to follow suit. The demonstration targeted the federal government's decision to raise petrol to Rs390.79 per litre and diesel to Rs424.92 per litre, a move the protesters say burdens the common person. Participants shouted slogans and demanded an immediate reversal of the price increase, linking it to recent Middle-East hostilities that have tightened global oil supplies.
The Pakistan Bar Council also condemned the daily fuel hikes and called for relief measures. Meanwhile, the government launched a subsidy scheme for small-engine vehicles, but many petrol stations refused to apply the discount due to technical issues.
Why it matters
The protest highlights public anger over rising fuel costs and pressure on the government to ease the economic burden.
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