Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers took to the streets on Sunday to protest against the raise in prices of petroleum products on Sunday.
Following the call from PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the protests were held in all divisional headquarters of the country.
Carrying banners and placards inscribed with slogans against the fuel prices hike imposed by PML-N’s federal government, the PPP workers held demonstrations outside press Clubs in cities.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government had increased petroleum prices, especially after the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif. “It appears that PML-N government wants to create chaos and punish the masses,” said a PPP worker during the protests.
Protest demonstrations were held in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Multan, Muzaffarabad, Skardu, FATA, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Larkana, Nawabshah, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Khairpur, Kashmore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Gujrat, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, Tank, Upper Dir, Mardan, Kohat, Mansehra, Bannu, Chitral, Dera Ismail Khan, Gwadar, Loralai, Turbat, Ziarat, Khuzdar, Qallat, Lasbella, Punjgur, Sibi, Nasirabad and Tharparker.
Addressing the protesters, the PPP leaders thanked Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for mobilising the workers even in the remotest corners of the country.
Bilawal had strongly condemned increase in petroleum prices and termed it victimisation.
“The PML-N government’s decision has affected every Pakistani household,” the PPP leader had said in a statement.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had said that PML-N government was pursuing flawed economic policies. “The poor are being squeezed and prices of the utilities have gone through the roof,” he had said. The PPP chairman had demanded the immediate withdrawal of the raise in petroleum prices.
https://dailytimes.com.pk/135163/ppp-holds-protest-rallies-bilawal-bhuttos-call/
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