According to the reports published in the newspapers on Sunday last, another petrol bomb is ready to hit the people with its price likely to be increased by Rs 5 per litre from the first day of 2012.
The federal government has been throwing such bombs on the people quite frequently without realising how much adversely these affect the people, with the prices of even essential daily use articles going up with each increase in petrol prices.
Recently, I had a pleasant and welcome surprise when I went to Islamabad in connection with some work and noticed a display stall on the Main Boulevard. Couple of people manning the stall were distributing leaflets among the motorists and pedestrians who stopped there for a while for their information and motivation. The leaflet contained information about a Japanese technology-based equipment meant for use in the vehicles. According to the manufacturers and the suppliers, despite this equipment being small in size, still it could do wonders like saving fuel consumption up to 25 percent with more power and mileage, being environment friendly and economical.
While there is no let up in hurling of petrol bombs by the federal government, there is no harm in giving a try to such innovative equipments which may prove to be useful ultimately.
ASIM MUNIR
Rawalpindi
