Archive · 19 Sep 2026
PTI Lawmakers Ride Donkey Carts to Protest Pakistan Fuel Hike
PTI lawmakers in Sindh used donkey carts to protest higher fuel prices.
They traveled to the Sindh Assembly while carrying signs and shouting slogans.
Sajjad Ali Soomro led the protest.
He said fuel had become too expensive for lawmakers to use their cars.
The protesters called the price increase a “petrol bomb” on ordinary people.
They asked the federal government to cancel the increase.
Petrol now costs Rs390.79 per litre, while diesel costs Rs424.92.
The Sindh Assembly has also asked for lower fuel costs and an end to daily price increases.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers rode donkey carts to the Sindh Assembly on Friday, September 18.
Led by Sajjad Ali Soomro, the protesters carried placards and chanted slogans against the federal government.
The lawmakers demanded that the federal government withdraw the petroleum price increase.
Petrol was priced at Rs390.79 per litre and high-speed diesel at Rs424.92 per litre after the latest adjustment.
The Sindh Assembly has also called for an end to daily increases, abolition of the petroleum levy, and consumer relief.
- Who
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers led by Sajjad Ali Soomro.
- What
- They rode donkey carts to protest higher petroleum prices and demanded that the increase be withdrawn.
- When
- Friday, September 18.
- Where
- From areas near the Sindh Assembly to its main entrance.
- Why
- They said higher fuel prices were making travel unaffordable and hurting ordinary citizens.
- Petrol price
- Rs390.79 per litre after the latest adjustment.
- High-speed diesel price
- Rs424.92 per litre after the latest adjustment.
- Petrol taxes and duties
- Rs114 per litre.
- Diesel taxes and duties
- Rs100 per litre.
- Protest leader
- Sajjad Ali Soomro.
- Main demand
- Withdrawal of the petroleum price increase.
- Sindh Assembly resolutions
- Calls for ending daily petroleum price increases, abolishing the petroleum levy, and providing consumer relief.