The ongoing fuel crisis in Pakistan is mindboggling. There is a lot of confusion over the true reasons for the fuel shortage. Every official is trying to pass the buck to the other. In the meantime, it is the people who are suffering the most. Since the departure of former President Pervez Musharraf and the dawn of a new democratic era, the country has been apparently managed on ad hoc basis. Observers may recall the weekly hike in the CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) prices during the previous government led by the Pakistan People’s Party. After wreaking havoc on the masses, the unjustified trend of linking CNG prices to the rate of petrol was done away with. But nobody took any action against the minister and other officials responsible for that crisis. Similarly, the ongoing crisis appears to be manmade and the government is merely paying a lip service. On the other hand, energy crisis is also on the horizon. Two days back, almost the entire country had plunged into darkness. Since then different cities are facing power shortage adding to the miseries of the people.

Former President Musharraf might have been a “dictator” but we miss him and his days as the president.

Farhan Zaid

Riyadh