Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Monday blamed the federal government and ‘individuals running its policies’ for the fuel crisis in the country.
In a statement, the PPP chairman said that incompetence and bad governance by the PTI regime is leading the country into a quagmire. “After failure to follow a uniformed policy on tackling the coronavirus outbreak and mismanaging the response to the locust attack, the PTI government has once again proven that they serve the vested interests of their crony capitalist friends at the cost of the lives of hundreds of millions of ordinary Pakistanis,” he added.
Bilawal said the shortage of petroleum at outlets has been artificially created and it will come as no surprise if even this fuel scarcity turns out to be another big scam involving some blue-eyed boys of the PTI regime. “The blame-game between the power ministry and oil marketing companies seems to be a coordinated tool to distract the people from their own exploitation as those with vested interests mint money by overcharging the Pakistani public,” he added.
The PPP chairman said that ensuring Pakistan’s fuel and energy security is one of the prime duties of the federal government. “A duty that it has shamelessly neglected whilst it has indulged in witch-hunts and busy in intimidating and victimising the leaders and members of the opposition,” he added.
Bilawal warned that the grave shortage of fuel has led to long queues in the cities and they could fast turn into raging mobs if the government doesn’t take its responsibilities to its citizens seriously. He added that it is imperative for the federal government to act fast to mitigate this crisis.
The PPP chairman also implored the public to remain peaceful as the country is facing a myriad of grave crises and cannot afford the shock of fuel shortages. He asked the government to immediately restore supply and ensure availability of fuel at every station as well as take action against all those involved in the scam, which has led to this artificial shortage.
