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Petrol prices | On fire as people are helpless and resigned to a fate of unprecedented poverty.
NP Newsroom
PRICES of petrol and petroleum products in Pakistan shot through the roof on Friday as the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan sought to dig into people’s pockets to fill its coffers.
People from various walks of life interviewed by NewsroomPakistan were both up in arms and resigned to a volatile fate all at once, incredulous at how the government could dream of putting Pakistanis in such a crunch.
However, as always, the miniscule middle class has resigned itself to a fate of abject poverty, say customers at some gas stations.