Pakistan minister asks masses to use as little fuel as possible

Following the hike in the prices of petroleum products in Pakistan, the country’s Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Shibli Faraz, on Wednesday advised the public to use “as little fuel as possible”, Geo News reported.

Speaking to journalists at the Parliament House, the minister said that it would’ve been a different case if Pakistan made its own petrol or if the country had oil wells.

“The price of the fuel in the international market has reached up to $95 a barrel,” he said, stating that the government has not imposed taxes on fuel prices in a bid to give “relief” to the masses.

Faraz also said that “life cannot be normal during these tough times as inflation and Covid-19 are global issues”.