Where to get petrol in Lahore
Sunday, 19 September 2010
They say money can buy every thing except love. This is not true. You cant buy petrol even if you have money, at least not in Lahore.
Now petrol is deficient in Pakistan, particularly the situation is getting critical in Lahore. It has been nine days that people are not getting petrol. Auto owners are seen pushing their big big cars with bug big tyers to the closest petrol station where they find “Petrol is Not Available” and find a long queue of cars already waiting for their turn. Today, I was shocked when lined up in one of the longest queue I have seen in life, I saw a very young son pushing a car and an old father steering it to the station. Once they reach the station, they get little quantity of petrol (depending upon the logic and wishes of the petrol station administration).
Lahories are used to different type of shortages! They have experiences and are used to electric shortages, sugar shortages, floor shortages, CNG shortages and above all shortage of will and skills in those who have been placed to rule, govern and run the country. But the going gets difficult when they adjust to one shortage and the next starts.
Blame it on any thing but such situations are nothing but lack of responsibility, lack of will and mismanagement. Some one sitting pretty might ask people to ‘live under these difficult times and sacrifice more but I am wondering till when people of Pakistan will keep sacrificing and facing challenges on the name of patriotism. I am afraid, the time may be up any time soon.
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Labels: Economy, Governance, Lahore, Petrol
posted by S A J Shirazi @ Sunday, September 19, 2010,
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