{"id":506126,"date":"2025-10-02T00:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=506126"},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:30:14","slug":"saif-criticizes-center-over-petrol-hike-inflation-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/saif-criticizes-center-over-petrol-hike-inflation-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Saif criticizes center over petrol hike, inflation surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DLP Report<br \/>\nPESHAWAR<br \/>\nAdvisor to Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations Barrister Dr. Saif has said that the \u201cfake federal government\u201d has once again burdened the people by dropping a petrol bomb, severely affecting the poor and middle class.<br \/>\nHe said that the sudden increase in petrol prices was a clear proof of the government\u2019s insensitivity and enmity towards the people. He added that a petrol hike means a new wave of inflation affecting every sector.<br \/>\nBarrister Saif stated that during Imran Khan\u2019s tenure, petrol was available at only Rs150 per liter, while today the public was not getting any relief even at double the price. He said the prices of essential commodities have risen to such an extent that it has become impossible for the poor to even light their stoves.<br \/>\nBarrister Dr. Saif further said that the fake federal government has pushed the people to the brink of hunger, poverty, and starvation. Flour, sugar, ghee, and pulses are now out of reach for the common man, while the rulers remain busy in their luxuries and corruption.<br \/>\nHe said that the continuous rise in electricity, gas, and petrol prices every month is the height of cruelty, and such oppression cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DLP Report PESHAWAR Advisor to Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations Barrister Dr. Saif has said that the \u201cfake federal government\u201d has once again burdened the people by dropping a petrol bomb, severely affecting the poor and middle class. 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