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Dealers raise

petrol prices

KARACHI: Petrol dealers in the city have already started charging the price of petrol at an enhanced rates even though their has been no notification to this effect by the government.

It was reported in the press on April 15 that government is considering to raise the price of petrol and the petrol dealers have used this story as an excuse to raise their prices without lawful authority. This let to arguments and scuffle at various petrol stations when angry customers refuse to pay the new price.

This shows the total breakdown of law and order in the city where any petrol pump owner can raise prices arbitrarily and enforce it with force while the ordinary citizens finds himself helpless.-PPI