Commuters in trouble as petrol shortage worsens in Punjab

Commuters across Punjab are confronted with massive transportation problems due to a further increase in the shortage of petrol in the province, as fuel remained available at only five to 10 percent of filling stations due to supply problems.Long queues of commuters were seen at filling stations in Lahore, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan and other major cities of the province, where limited supply of fuel to citizens increased for the worse.Since Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) was available in the major cities, the shortage of petrol mainly irked motorcyclists and the car owners who were having single fuel consumption facilities in their vehicles. According to details, PARCO, the largest refinery in the country, is unable to supply petrol due to damages suffered in the recent floods. Secondly, petrol is mainly coming from Karachi and due to damages to roads, the supply system has been slowed downed and thirdly, most drivers of oil tankers have not come back from Eid holidays. Delay in outstanding payments by the government to Pakistan State Oil was another reason for the shortage.