Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) vendors called for a nationwide strike on Friday in protest of the product’s ‘expensive prices’ after petroleum dealers the day before planned a strike.
LPG sellers also call strike: Irfan Khokhar, the chairman of the LPG Industries Association of Karachi, announced in a statement that beginning on August 5, distributors will take part in a nationwide shutter down strike.
In his remarks, Awan claimed that military courts might try civilians under certain circumstances.
He said that top SSGC officials were responsible for the sale of “expensive petrol.” Awan continued, stating that LPG suppliers were selling it for Rs220 to Rs350 per kg, even though the official price per kilogramme is Rs178. He asserted that he will file a lawsuit to challenge this.
The news was made just one day after Pakistani oil traders declared an ongoing strike that will begin on Saturday, July 22.
The group requested that the government boost the distributors’ commission, according to the official notice published by PPDA Chairman Abdul Sami Khan.
The notice also stated that the group wrote to Musadik Malik, the minister of petroleum, to raise this and other concerns.
Arrival of Musadik Malik in Karachi
Musadik Malik, the state minister for petroleum, arrived at Pakistan State Oil’s (PSO) headquarters in Karachi earlier in the day to meet with the petroleum dealers.
Petroleum dealers have also arrived at the PSO headquarters in a delegation. The team is being led by Samiullah Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA).
The team discussed measures to reduce the smuggling of petrol and diesel from Iran and to boost dealer margins with the state minister.
Malik gave the dealers a margin rise of Rs2.65 per litre during the negotiations, but the dealers insisted on a commission increase of Rs5 per litre. The discussions went on for another hour and a half, but so far without success.
The dealers’ margin on petroleum goods is already Rs. 6 per litre, but they asked for a further increase of Rs.