Thanks to yet another petrol bomb thrown on 1 February 2012 by the federal government across the board on the people hailing from all walks of life, price of diesel has crossed Rs 100 per litre and petrol is not lagging behind.
Protests and hue and cries raised by the people every time the petrol bomb is thrown by the industrialists, businessmen and other segments of the society fall on deaf ears with no positive response by the federal government which seems to be little bothered and concerned about the aggravating people’s problems and mounting financial burdens on their domestic budgets with every POL price-hike.
This time also, the reaction has been blatant negative by the federal government. It has been throwing such bombs on the people quite frequently without realising that how much adversely these affect with prices of even essential daily use articles also further going up with the increase in petrol prices on the pretext of higher transportation charges besides the hiked fares which the commuters have to pay.
Quite obviously, with petrol prices being increased every now and then, people with moderate resources having cars and other transport means for daily use have to look for means as to how to keep the ever-increasing expenses on this count in control to the maximum extent possible.
Quite obviously, such a situation calls for adoption of fuel saving measures on priority basis by the people, in particular those having modest resources. This may involve spending of some more money but hopefully the resultant saving in petrol consumption will be much more. As one of the affectee motorists hit hard by the frequent petrol, diesel and CNG price-hike, I also want a solution to this problem.
ASIM MUNIR
Rawalpindi