Shaheer Ahmed
Where the petrol prices keep on increasing day after the other, the people of Pakistan have found alternatives to keep them busy.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced an increase in petrol and diesel prices by Rs35 per litre effective as of 11 am on Sunday.
Frustrated and helpless individuals flocked to Twitter to express their fears and how the unexpected price increase will devastate the masses. Here’s how Pakistanis dealt with the fairly distressing news, via humour, serious tweets, and suggestions for automobile replacements.
The people thereby have gathered the alternative which is riding a bicycle instead of motorbikes, working from home rather than going to the offices, and not missing those long walks rather than long drives.
anyways i just woke up to find out that apparently Islamabad had an earthquake, there is a public holiday on Monday, and the petrol is 35 rupees more expensive? man, you have one good sleep and suddenly you are out of the loop.
— Hamza (@wingsforus) January 29, 2023
The people are angry and frustrated at the same time, but there is nothing they can do to change the situation.
Breaking News:-
Dar announces 35-rupee hike in petrol price.
Me: pic.twitter.com/8S6SKPgr0i— Shahid Fareed (@Real__MSF) January 29, 2023
Breaking News:-
Dar announces 35-rupee hike in petrol price.
Me: pic.twitter.com/9I2wUD4V12— Shahid Fareed (@Real__MSF) January 29, 2023
This petrol hike has motivated people to use cycles and the memes are not coming slow.
The petrol price hike making me regret i didnt learn how to ride a bicycle
— Ahmed (@DontStfuAhmed) January 29, 2023
Some people have put serious messages for the government.
I wonder what it will take for us to finally get up and put an end to this oppression? Petrol at Rs. 1000? Tax on oxygen? A month long blackout? What kind of crisis are we waiting for to purge the country of this mafia, coz right now we seem ok with everything?!
— Ifrah Maskan | افراح مسکان (@ifrahmaskan) January 29, 2023
Nobody can actually understand the situation for middle-class people who are affected by this petrol price.
This petrol hike is a bomb for the poor and middle class. I can not even justify the policies of Miftah and Dar anymore to my PTI friends. Economics ke lectures ek taraf, mehngai ab bardasht se bahir hi ho chuki ha. #Petrolprice
— Naima (@HayatSaddozai14) January 29, 2023
Some people have even started to demand that this petrol hike must be balanced by an increase in their pay. Because of the reason that whenever the petrol prices are increased, the price of everything starts increasing.
After petrol price hitting Rs.250, nation prepare to take a hike daily to work and back home. Salaries must include 50-100 liter petrol allowance as part of package or allow work from home for 2 or 3 days weekly
— Zia Khatri (@ZiaKhatri) January 29, 2023
Neemos wish all of you the best of luck in this situation and in paddling your bicycles.
