Pak’s party TLP party gives govt ‘ultimatum’ to withdraw fuel price hike

Pakistani political party Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) has given a 72-hour ‘ultimatum’ to the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) led the government to withdraw the latest hike on petroleum products, The Express Tribune reported.

Addressing a press conference, TLP Chief Saad Hussain Rizvi warned that if the government does not withdraw the price hike, the party would do “what it is known for”– a reference to protest marches in the recent that brought the federal capital to a standstill.

“I am giving a 72-hour ultimatum to the government to withdraw the increase in the prices of petroleum products immediately,” Rizvi said on Friday.