{"id":77359,"date":"2026-09-19T00:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T00:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/77359"},"modified":"2026-09-19T00:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T00:35:11","slug":"pti-lawmakers-reach-sindh-assembly-on-donkey-cart-to-protest-petrol-price-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/77359","title":{"rendered":"PTI lawmakers reach Sindh Assembly on donkey cart to protest petrol price hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers staged a unique protest against rising petrol prices as they reached the Sindh Assembly on donkey carts, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PTI MPA Sajjad Ali Soomro and other party lawmakers arrived at the Sindh Assembly on donkey carts while holding placards and raising slogans against the increase in petroleum prices. A similar protest was reported outside the assembly on September 18.<\/p>\n<p>The PTI lawmakers said the public was already burdened by inflation while rulers continued to incur what they described as lavish expenditures.<\/p>\n<p>They said if the government was asking people to adopt austerity, the prime minister and his family should lead by example.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PTI Holds Unique Protest in Sindh Assembly Against Petrol Price Hike\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8sFay51c-bg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers also demanded an explanation from Maryam Nawaz over an aircraft they said was worth Rs11 billion.<\/p>\n<p>They said austerity should begin from the homes of those in power rather than placing further economic pressure on the public.<\/p>\n<p>The PTI lawmakers said a policy of austerity could not be implemented by putting an additional economic burden on the people.<\/p>\n<p>The protest came days after the Sindh Assembly passed a PTI-backed resolution calling for an end to daily increases in petroleum prices and seeking price stability for consumers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/pti-lawmakers-reach-sindh-assembly-on-donkey-cart-to-protest-petrol-price-hike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers staged a unique protest against rising petrol prices as they reached the Sindh Assembly on donkey carts, ARY News reported. PTI MPA Sajjad Ali Soomro and other party lawmakers arrived at the Sindh Assembly on donkey carts while holding placards and raising slogans against the increase in petroleum prices. 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