LPG price surge squeezes Lahore rickshaw drivers

Economy · First reported 3 Nov, 10:05 · Updated 10:46

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A sharp rise in liquefied petroleum gas prices has cut the income of Lahore rickshaw driver Rashid Ali and forced his family to reduce meals. Reports link the rise to disrupted LPG imports after Iranian border crossings closed, while describing wider pressure on drivers and passengers.

After LPG prices rose, Rashid Ali said his daily earnings fell from about Rs1,700 to around Rs800, and his family began eating twice a day.
Traders said a 12kg LPG cylinder rose 56 per cent to Rs7,000 within days of border closures; Pakistan had imported about 7,000 metric tonnes of LPG daily from Iran before the closures, according to the Pakistan LPG Association.
Ali pays to rent his rickshaw and for fuel, while passengers sometimes decline higher fares; Pakistan's October inflation was 9.6 per cent and the central bank raised interest rates to 12 per cent.

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Key facts

Reported cylinder price: A 12kg cylinder reached Rs7,000, up 56 per cent within days of the border closures.
Earlier Iranian LPG imports: Pakistan imported about 7,000 metric tonnes per day before the closures, according to the Pakistan LPG Association.
Ali’s reported daily income: He previously made about Rs1,700 and now makes around Rs800.
Pakistan October inflation: 9.6 per cent.