LAHORE: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Chief Allama Saad Hussain Rizvi has announced a country-wide shutter down strike on Feb 27 (Monday) against increase in prices of POL products.

Earlier, the TLP gave an ultimatum to the government to withdraw the raise in POL products announced by the imported regime to meet the conditions of the IMF by Monday.

TLP chief Allama Saad Hussain Rizvi has appealed the people to support the TLP’s call to get rid of the present crisis and save the future.

In a video message, the TLP Amir and Naib Amir Pir Syed Zaheer-ul-Hassan said that they had given the deadline to the government to take back the increase in POL products by Monday but the deadline ended and the increase was not withdrawn.

They further said that the TLP would observe a complete shutter down strike across the country.

They also urged the people to record their protest against cruel inflation and increase in POL products’ prices and save their present and future, claiming that the whole nation is standing by the TLP.

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Earlier on Feb 16, the imported government snatched the right of living from the people of Pakistan and making their life hell as it has once again cruelly increased the price of petrol by Rs22.20 per litre as it eagerly wants to meet the prerequisites for unlocking the $1.1 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan at every cost and suffering of the poor.

As per the notification issued by the Finance Division, the rate of petrol has been increased to Rs272.00 per litre from Rs249.80 per litre. The new prices will come into effect from 12am tonight.

Moreover, the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) has been raised by Rs17.20 per litre to Rs280.00, the price of kerosene by Rs12.30 to Rs202.73 per litre whereas the price of light diesel increased by Rs9.68 to Rs196.68 per litre.

The increase in the price of petroleum products was one of the preconditions of the Washington-based lender, which will lead to a hike in the already record-high inflation, coupled with the new fiscal measures undertaken through the ‘mini-budget’.