Fawad seeks solution from opposition for not increasing petrol price

ISLAMABAD: Responding to the opposition’s criticism, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Thursday sought solution from the opposition parties on how not to enhance petrol price.

“Opposition parties have been criticising the rise in prices of petroleum products, but the main aspect of any criticism is that you offer alternatives. Now the opposition should tell me that how would the incumbent government not increase oil price, if it has jumped to 95 dollar from 60 dollar in the international market? Tell me if there is a magic lamp,” he tweeted.

اپوزیشن کی جماعتیں پٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتوں میں اضافے پر تنقید کر رہی ہیں لیکن کسی بھی تنقید کا اہم پہلو یہ ہوتا ہے کہ آپ متبادل دیتے ہیں اب اپوزیشن بتائے کہ بین الاقوامی منڈی میں تیل 60 ڈالر سے 95 ڈالر پر پہنچ جائے تو حکومت قیمت کیسے نہ بڑھائے ؟ کوئ جادو کا چراغ ہے تو بتا دیں

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) February 17, 2022

The Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf government had again increased petroleum, oil and lubricants (POL) product prices on February 16.

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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Hussain had linked the increase in the rates of POL products to an increase in the prices of crude oil in the international market and crisis in Ukraine.

He had added that the prices of petroleum products were showing a drastic increase in the international market and presently were at the highest level since 2014.