Sunday, September 19, 2010

Lahore witnesses acute petrol shortage



Lahore witnesses acute petrol shortage LAHORE: The provincial capital is persistently witnessing acute shortage of petrol, posing huge problems for the citizens, Geo News reported Sunday.

The pumping stations with petrol available have long rows of vehicles of motorcycles. The petrol shortage continued for several days now, has badly impacted the lives of the citizens.

The situation has led to business bonanza for people selling petrol at the agencies and they are charging the prices of their own choice.

The people said some petrol pump owners also selling petrol on price more than the designated one.

Petrol consumers have to wait for hours at stations with available petrol. In many areas, the scuffles occurred between the pump owners and consumers.

Meantime, most of the petrol pumps are lying closed for no petrol.

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