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PTI workers and lawmakers in Pakistan’s Sindh province protested against high fuel prices by arriving at the provincial assembly on donkey carts. Petrol had risen to Rs 390.79 per litre, making it too costly for PTI members to use their vehicles. PTI MPA Sajjad Ali expressed that ordinary people are suffering due to rising fuel costs and urged ministers to join the protest by also using donkey carts. The government has implemented a relief scheme but faced initial difficulties in its execution on day one.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-19,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
PTI lawmakers and workers in Sindh, Pakistan, arrived at the provincial assembly on donkey carts as a protest against rising fuel prices. This unusual mode of transport was chosen to highlight how expensive petrol has become; one lawmaker, Sajjad Ali, stated that petrol is now too costly for them to use their own vehicles. The protest occurred after the latest increase in petrol prices to Rs 390.79 per litre and high-speed diesel (HSD) to Rs 424.92 per litre on a recent Thursday. Protesters carried placards and chanted against the federal government, demanding immediate withdrawal of fuel price hikes. The demonstration also called for other ministers and treasury MPAs to join them in arriving at the assembly via donkey carts. Rising fuel prices are attributed to renewed hostilities in the Middle East disrupting oil supply routes.
Written for “Petrol Price ProtestPakistan” on 2026-10-04,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and provincial lawmakers staged a protest in the Sindh province against soaring fuel prices.
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workers → stag → prices
They arrived at the provincial assembly by riding donkey carts, saying petrol had become too expensive for them to travel in their vehicles.
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them → arrive → vehicles
According to Dawn news, the protest was held after petrol prices rose to Rs 390.79 per litre and high-speed diesel (HSD) to Rs 424.92 per litre following the latest adjustment on Thursday.
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prices → accord → Thursday
PTI MPA Sajjad Ali and other lawmakers rode donkey carts from areas near the assembly to its main gate, carrying placards and raising slogans against the federal government.
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Ali → ride → government
“The ministers and (treasury) MPAs should also reach the assembly the same way on donkey carts,” Ali was seen saying in a video while holding a placard describing the fuel price hike as a “petrol bomb dropped on the people”.
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Ali → reach → people
Ali said the protest was intended to highlight the difficulties faced by ordinary people because of rising fuel costs.
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protest → say → costs
“Petrol has become so expensive that we cannot even come to the assembly in our vehicles,” he said, adding that people were bearing the brunt of the government’s policies.
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The latest increase comes amid renewed hostilities in the Middle East, which have disrupted major oil supply routes and pushed fuel prices higher over the past two months.
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which → come → months
The current petrol and diesel prices include government taxes and duties of Rs114 per litre on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel.
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prices → include → diesel
The government now adjusts fuel prices daily.
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government → adjust → prices
The Pakistan bar council also criticised the repeated fuel price increases.
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council → criticise → increases
A joint meeting of its Executive Committee and Rules Committee on Thursday called the hikes unprecedented and urged the government to take steps to control prices and provide relief to citizens.
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meeting → call → citizens
The government has meanwhile introduced a relief scheme targeting users of motorcycles, rickshaws, Qingqis and other two- and three-wheelers, as well as small cars with engines up to 800cc.
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government → introduce → 800cc
Under the scheme, motorcycle, rickshaw and other eligible two- and three-wheeler users can receive relief on 20 litres of petrol a month.
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users → receive → petrol
However, the scheme faced problems on its first day of nationwide rollout on Thursday, with several petrol pumps refusing to accept the digital app introduced for the subsidy.
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The pumps said they lacked the required system to sell petrol at Rs100 per litre less.
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they → say → litre
The federal government also brought back austerity measures on Thursday.
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government → bring → Thursday
These include ordering markets to close by 9pm and cutting fuel allocations for official vehicles by 50% for three months.
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