the decision has raised concerns among citizens as petrol prices inch closer to crossing the Rs300 mark.

‘End free petrol’ (مفت_پٹرول_ختم_کرو#) is trending on Twitter because of the latest hike in the petroleum products. Netizens are demanding the government to end free petrol for all the bureaucrats, including; army officials, judges, and all government office bearers.

End free petrol (مفت_پٹرول_ختم_کرو#) is trending with 63K tweets

The federal government has increased the prices of petroleum products, for the second time, in line with the demands of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a matter of two weeks, the petroleum prices are increased up to 60 rupees which is a pretty big margin for any segment of the working class. Netizens took to Twitter to trend ‘End free petrol’ (مفت_پٹرول_ختم_کرو#) which is now sitting at the second position in Twitter trends.

People are demanding the federal government cancel the fuel subsidy given to all the government employees/ bureaucrats who are using free fuel from the tax money given by people to run the country. People from all over the country are protesting against the price hike in petroleum products including the eminent artists and actors of Pakistan, who have also raised their voices against the prevailing economic conditions.

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Top tweets from the trends

Here are some of the top tweets from the End ‘مفت_پٹرول_ختم_کرو#” trend:

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