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We need more gas pumps in Jhang. There is only one working pump in the whole city and there are like a million cars with CNG kits. There is a long queue on the pump every hour of the day. One has to wait for more than an hour to get a fill. To top all this is the fact that the pump meters are tampered with. My car never took in so much gas ever before. I think they are earning about Rs. 25 over every gas refill through this meter tempering. By this formula if they refill 1000 vehicles every day (which is not a surprise) they must be earning an extra Rs. 25,000 through their malicious act.
This country is fast disintegrating into a condition where civil war will erupt. The dictator's government has announced yet another price hike in gasoline effective from 1st July this year. If this increase in prices takes place as announced there will be an economic disaster in this country. Consumer goods will become very expensive and public transport will come to a halt.
In order to live in this country one has to be forced to make a living through illegal means. Basic necessities are getting expensive and out of reach by the day. War is breaking out in the outskirts of the country and hatred amongst different factions is at all time high. If this trend continues for long there is going to be a major disaster here.
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