As the price of petroleum
products rises to unprecedented highs, internet users are responding with memes
that are both humorous and insightful. Finance Minister Miftah Ismail announced
Thursday a massive hike in the price of petroleum products after the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) emphasised abolishing the subsidies on
commodities. In a press conference, the finance minister said the government
has decided to hike the price of petrol, diesel, kerosene oil, and light diesel
by Rs30, effectively from May 27. Here is how social media reacted to the news:
"Please allow Horse Cart and Rikshaw service in #Islamabad, due to No
Public Transport in the city people can't afford high price Petrol. Thank You.
#PetrolDieselPrice," wrote one user on Twitter. "The old days are
back in Pakistan," a Twitter user said, sharing a cartoon showing donkeys
pushing and dragging a car. Some even posted memes that skewered the federal
government. Some were even more inventive with the message and suggested other
uses for a car on the internet. The finance minister noted some burden had to
be shifted onto the masses, but despite the massive increase in the price of
petroleum products, the government was still bearing losses but vowed to soon
strike a staff-level agreement with the Fund. Pakistan and the IMF could not
reach a staff-level agreement a day earlier after the global lender said there
were deviations from the policies that were agreed between both sides.
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