PTI lawmakers arrived at the Sindh Assembly on donkey carts in protest, chanting slogans against the “petrol bomb” and looting the pockets of the poor.
KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 18th Sep, 2026) PTI lawmakers arrived at the Sindh Assembly on donkey carts in protest against rising petrol prices. According to MNA Faheem Khan in a post on X, MPAs in Sindh staged a unique protest against the increase in petrol prices.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf members of the Sindh Assembly reached the assembly on donkey carts, carrying placards inscribed with slogans including “Fake Form 47 government,” “No to the petrol bomb,” “No to looting the pockets of the poor,” and “Expensive petrol, Prime Minister is a thief.” The lawmakers said the government was dropping a petrol bomb on the people while also talking about austerity.
They said the government itself used planes and helicopters while the public was suffering. “Petrol has now reached Rs450, people cannot afford petrol; donkey carts are the real austerity,” they said.
Meanwhile, the government has made a minor reduction in petrol prices after successive increases in petrol and diesel prices.
OGRA announced a slight reduction in petroleum product prices.
According to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division, the price of petrol was reduced by Rs1.65, while the price of diesel was increased by 88 paisas per litre.
The new price of petrol has been fixed at Rs389.14 and diesel at Rs424.04 per litre. The new prices will take effect from midnight tonight. In view of rising petrol and diesel prices and the increase in dealers’ margins, oil marketing companies have also demanded an immediate increase in their margins.
The Oil Companies Advisory Council wrote to the OGRA chairman, demanding immediate implementation of the decision to increase companies’ margins by Rs1.22 per litre. According to the council, oil companies’ margins have not been increased since September 2023, while dealers’ margins were increased by Rs1.34 per litre in August.
The decision to increase companies’ margins is still awaiting implementation. The letter said oil companies had price claims worth Rs66 billion pending since March 2026, equivalent to the value of five imported petrol cargoes.
The Oil Companies Advisory Council said companies were facing severe financial pressure, while the tense situation in the region had already created difficulties for the supply chain.
