KARACHI: Most of the petrol pumps across the country discontinued selling fuel on Thursday as petroleum dealers went on a nationwide strike for an indefinite period in protest against low profit margin, troubling commuters and motorists.
Almost all petrol pumps were shut in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and other cities of the country. Panic gripped major cities on Wednesday as citizens rushed to petrol pumps to top up tanks of their vehicles.
The petroleum dealers are demanding an increase of up to six per cent from the current three per cent in their profit margin.
The petroleum dealers are asking for a six percent rise in their profit margin, up from the current three percent.
The Pakistan State Oil (PSO), Shell Pakistan, HASCOL, and Gas and Oil (GO) Pakistan Company Owned and Company Operated (COCO) stations have declared that they will continue to operate during the strike.
List of gas stations that will remain open throughout the walkout:
KARACHI
Karachi SD/2 block Akda scheme no. 2 Clifton Road Korangi, Karachi P-I main Khyaban-e-Ittehad, Karachi North Nazimabad M.S.11
Abdullah Shah Ghazi Clifton Karachi Shahrah-e-Faisal Quetta, KDA workshop, 28 A-9, Main Korangi Road, Karachi
Peshawar’s Quetta Chaman Road
Near D.C. Office Mardan Rawalpindi, Khyber Road, Peshawar Cantt, Metro F/S G.T. Road
THE MALL RAWALPINDI DIPLOMATIC ENCLAVE ISLAMABAD SUKKUR PAK SECRETARIAT ISLAMABAD 13 CAPITAL ISLAMABAD AIRPORT ROAD CIVIL LINES
AT THE AYUB GATE NEAR DEH, LARKANA BY PASS ROAD, SUKKUR MULTAN
AT MOUZ NEAR PUL MAUJ DARYA MULTAN HYDERABAD, MULTAN BYE PASS
Road Sanghar, Faisalabad
FAISALABAD’S LIAQUAT ROAD
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