OMCs: petrol crisis (2).

Byline: Zaighum Pasha - Islamabad

THE unexpected petrol shortage we have been facing has surprised the people. Owing to the lockdown in the last few months, there was a significant reduction in travel in almost all modes of transportation, which led to a drastic reduction in petrol consumption.

But despite this, we now have a petrol shortage, which comes as a surprise. This is because of the incompetence of the government. This is not the first time in Pakistan that there has been a shortage of petrol. Even under the previous government, people had to deal with petrol shortages and wait for hours in the queue.

Petrol pump owners say that, despite repeated requests to petrol supply companies for several days, there is still petrol shortage. The problem is that some petroleum companies did not buy petrol at lower prices, and now that prices have been reduced, they want to compensate...