Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) A sharp hike in fuel prices by the Pakistan government has triggered strong backlash from opposition parties and civil society groups, with calls for mass protests and demands for the removal of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to local media reports.The opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General, Salman Akram Raja on Friday called for a ‘mass revolution’ to overthrow the government, criticising the reco…
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Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) Leaders of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) have warned that petrol pumps across the country may start shutting down within the next few days after several petroleum firms have cut their supplies, local media reported. Addressing media at the Lahore Press Club, the association’s Central Secretary General Chaudhry Irfan Elahi stated the situation had become alarming due to reducing supply of fuel, Pakistan’s leading daily ‘The Express Tribune’ reported. …