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OGRA (Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority) requested a price hike in petrol prices of 14 rupees 37 paisas per liter and forwarded it to the petroleum division. On this news, the famous singer Faakhir too didn’t keep quiet and took it to Twitter to talk about the insane inflation rates by asking people to suggest him a bicycle. Considering the skyrocketing suggested prices of petrol and diesel by OGRA it is safe to assume that we would need to hop on bicycles soon. Faakhir also requested OGRA to have mercy on us.
Faakhir Mehmood’s Tweet
Guys please suggest what bicycle should I buy?
Breaking: OGRA request Hike in Petroleum products in Pakistan for the month of May 2019.
⬆️Petrol: Rs. 14.37 (per liter)
⬆️Diesel: Rs. 4:89 (per liter)
⬆️Kerosene Oil: Rs. 7.46 (per liter)
Ogra please have some mercy on us.??????— Faakhir Mehmood (@Faakhir_Mehmood) April 29, 2019
OGRA proposed an increase of 14 rupees and 37 paisas in petrol prices from 1st of May; while 4 rupees 89 paisas will be increased in diesel prices. Similarly, according to the request kerosene oil will observe a hike of 7 rupees 46 paisas and light kerosene oil of 6 rupees 40 paisas. The sources suggest the new prices after OGRA’s requested increase will be the following:
Petrol: 113 Rupees 26 Paisas
Diesel: 122 Rupees 32 Paisas
Kerosene Oil: 96 Rupees 77 Paisas
Light Diesel: 86 Rupees 94 Paisas
The request is yet to be approved by the authorities.
OGRA proposes Rs14.37 per litre hike in petrol price from May 1 pic.twitter.com/qgbrz4WMlb
— AbbTakk (@AbbTakk) April 29, 2019
People Joined In On The Sarcasm Tweeted By Faakhir
That’s one way to commute, I guess.
Sarcasm sey bharpoor tweet..
Guess you missed the point, sir.
You never know, anything can happen at this point.
Since Ramzan is around the corner and the increased prices of regular grocery items that include fruits, vegetables, rice, and flour were not helping the common man and has caused a severe sense of frustration; OGRA proposing an increase in petrol and diesel prices is sure to break the backs of the poor and the middle class of Pakistan – This was the last straw.
