Members of the Awami Rickshaw Drivers Union organised a protest against the increase in fuel prices in Lahore, Samaa has reported. The protesters threatened the government to hold an indefinite sit-in if the government did not lower gasoline and natural gas rates.
Chairman of the Rickshaw Union, Majeed Ghori, stated that if the government does not reduce fuel prices in the next 24 hours, they will hold sit-ins at city’s busiest junctions, disrupting traffic. He also warned that they would protest outside the Chief Minister House.
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The federal government on Saturday issued a notice to increase the price of petrol by Rs10.49 per litre.
