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Change in CNG supply schedule causes trouble to locals in Karachi

A Pakistani employee of a service station helps drivers to form a queue to fill their vehicles with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Karachi, 04 July 2005. Pakistani authorities have raised the price of CNG, an alternative and cheaper fuel compared to petrol, by 5.81 percent. The Pakistani government last week also increased petroleum product prices by an average of over three percent to adjust to the rise of oil prices in the international markets that hit 60 US Dollars a barrel. AFP PHOTO/Aamir QURESHI / AFP / AAMIR QURESHI

People in Karachi are facing immense difficulties due to non-availability of public transport after a change in the schedule of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) supply on Thursday.

The people are compelled to travel on the roofs of available buses.

On the other hand, a call for strike from Pakistan Oil Tankers Association in Balochistan is irking the natives. Association’s president said that the authorities seize oil tankers for several days for no reason.

He said that despite chief minister’s directives, the officials stop the trucks at checkpoints and waste time.

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