The countrywide petroleum dealers’ strike has begun, sending people across Pakistan into a complete state of panic. Scuffles, lengthy queues, and general social unrest is being observed all over the country, with the people trying to top-up their fuel tanks and steer clear of the long queues and the general hassle for as long as they can.
The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) announced the strike earlier this week, stating that the petrol stations will remain closed for an indefinite period. The PPDA secretary told the media that the association’s terms are non-negotiable and that the strike will remain in effect until the government announces a 6 percent hike in the profit margins.
While in his latest tweet, the Energy Minister of Pakistan Hammad Azhar stated that the government is in touch with the PPDA to sort out the matter, the secretary claimed that the government has not responded to their requests.
The situation, however, remains dire across Pakistan, as even the dwellers of various metropolises are reporting a severe difficulty in getting access to fuel.
Fuel Stations that are Open
So far, only three Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), namely, Pakistan State Oil (PSO), Shell Petroleum Limited, and Gas & Oil Pakistan Limited (GO), have publically announced that their Company-Owned-Company-Operated (COCO) petrol pumps will remain open for business. The list of operating petrol pumps from these two companies is as follows:
PSO Petrol Pump List
| PSO | ||
| Division | Name of retail outlet | Outlet location |
| Faisalabad | PSO S/S 14 | Liaqat Road Faisalabad |
| Hyderabad | PSO S/S 09 (Sanghar) | Sanghar |
| Multan | PSO S/S 2 (Faridia) | Near Pur Mauj Darya Multan |
| Multan | PSO S/S 54 (Shaharyar) | Multan Bypass |
| Peshawar | PSO S/S 72 (Speedways F/S) (Ex : Speedway F/S) | Opposite Darwaish Masjid Khadim Hussain Road Cantt Peshawar |
| Peshawar | PSO S/S-71 (Army Golden Arrow) | Khyber Road, Peshawar Cantt |
| Peshawar | PSO S/S -63 ( Ex-Metro F/S) | M/S Metro F/S G.T.Road Peshawar |
| Quetta | QESCO P/S | PSO S/S 17 (QESCO) Quetta Chaman Road |
| Rawalpindi | PSO S/S 1 (Secretariat) | M Block Pak Secretariat Islamabad |
| Rawalpindi | PSO S/S 13 (Al-Hayat/Capital) | 13 Capital Islamabad |
| Rawalpindi | PSO Company Operated Site S/S 53 | Airport Road Civil Lines Rawalpindi |
| Rawalpindi | PSO S/S 20 | 3A The Mall Rawalpindi |
| Sukkur | PSO S/S 29 (Aamir) | K.M # 0/- Larkana Bypass Road |
| Sukkur | AWT S/S | Near Ayub Gate Sukkur |
| Rawalpindi | PSO S/S2 | Diplomatic Enclave Islamabad |
| Peshawar | Police Wefare Filling Station | Near D.C Office Mardan |
| Karachi | PSO S/S 3 (MG Motors) | Clifton Road Karachi |
| Karachi | PSO Service Station (70) (Ex: Globe Petroleum Service) | SD/2 Block AKDA Scheme No-2 Norht Nazimabad |
| Karachi | PSO S/S 23 (Defence) | M.S.11, Korangi, Karachi |
| Karachi | PSO S/S 25 (Ittehad) | P-I Main Khyaban-e-Eittehad, Karachi |
| Karachi | PSO S/S 7 (A.B Ghazi) | At Abdullah Shah Ghazi, Clifton, Karachi |
| Karachi | PSO S/S 28 BHITTAI | 28 A-9, Main Korangi Road, Karachi |
Shell Petrol Pump List
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Shell Petroleum Limited |
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| Outlet Name | City | Location |
| SPL Bahawalpur Service Station | Bahawalpur | Hasil Pur Road, Urban, Bahawalpur City |
| SPL Lyallpur Filling Station | Faisalabad | Near Towali Police Station Kotwali Road Civil Line Faisalabad |
| SPL Ghanta Ghar Filling Station | Faisalabad | Gulfishan Colony, New Municipal Market, Jhang Road, Faisalabad |
| SPL D Ground Filling Station | Faisalabad | Â Sheikhupura Road Faisalabad |
| SPL Samundari Road Filling Station | Faisalabad | Samundari Road, Faisalabad |
| SPL Hamrahi North | Ghotki | Kamo Shaheed Road Ghotki |
| SPL Park View Service Station ( Hold A) | Islamabad | F-10 Ibn-e-Seena Road, Islamabad |
| SPL Century Filling Station | Jhelum | G T Road Jhelum |
| SPL Marine Drive | Karachi | KDA Scheme 5, Block 8, Main Clifton Road, Karachi |
| Shell Askari Filling Station | Karachi | Plot A/1 Main Rashid Minhas Road, Karachi |
| SPL Amil Service Station | Karachi | MA Jinnah Road Karachi |
| SPL Defence Service Station | Karachi | Plot No 39B, Khayaban-e-Bahria Phase V DHA Karachi |
| SPL OASIS FILLING STATION | Karachi | Main Super Highway Get Karachi |
| SPL Abbott Road FS | Lahore | Opposite Gulistan Cinema Abbott Road Lahore |
| SPL Shimla Hill FS | Lahore | Railway Head Qtr Shimla Chowk, Empress Road, Lahore |
| SPL Model Town FS Lhr | Lahore | Model Town Filling Station, J Block, Model Town, Lahore |
| SPL Renaissance Service Station ( Hold A) | Lahore | Maulana Shaukat Ali Road Lahore |
| SPL Garden Town Filling Station (Hold A) | Lahore | 1 Civic Center, Barkat Market, New Garden Town, Lahore |
| SPL Iqbal Town Service Station | Lahore | Scheme Mor, Allama Iqbal Town, 18-Jehanzeb Block, Lahore |
| SPL GULISTAN FILLING STATION | Lahore | Opposite Liberty Cinema, Noor Jehan Road, Lahore |
| SPL Allama Iqbal Filling Station ( Hold A) | Lahore | Near Mouzang Ghungi Ferozepur Road Lahore |
| SPL Ravi View Service Station | Lahore | Gulshan-e-Ravi, Civic Centre, Near Moon Market, Lahore |
| SPL Muzaffargarh SS ( Hold A) | Multan | Shahrah-E-Rashid Multan |
| SPL Qasim Pur Service Station | Multan | Khasara No 31/5 6 situated at Kotla Baga Multan |
| SPL Sher Shah Service Station | Multan | Shershah Road Multan |
| SPL Mumtazabad SS | Muzaffargarh | Muzaffargarh Jhang Road |
| SPL FC Filling Station | Peshawar | FC Welfare Filling Station / Sunehri Masjid Road, Peshawar Cantt |
| SPL Model Service Station | Rawalpindi | Panjsarkee Sarwar Road Rawalpindi |
| SPL Al Shifa Filling Station | Rawalpindi | Panjsarkee Sarwar Road Rawalpindi |
| SPL Westridge Service Station | Rawalpindi | Peshawar Road Near Wing Bakers Shell Petrol Pump Rawalpindi |
GO Petrol Pump List
| GO Pakistan Ltd. | ||
| Outlet Name | Location | City |
| GO (M-5) 1 Uch Sharif North | North Bound On Sukkur-Multan Motorway (M-5) Section Of Peshawar – Karachi Motorway | Bahawalpur |
| GO (M-5) 2 Uch Sharif South | South Bound On Sukkur-Multan Motorway (M-5) Section Of Peshawar – Karachi Motorway | Bahawalpur |
| GO FSD | Chak # 212/RB, GCP Storage, Main Rajbah Road, Faisalabad | Faisalabad |
| GO FSDÂ N-B Motorway Filling Station | North Bound On M-3, Faisalabad | Faisalabad |
| GO FSDÂ S-B Motorway Filling Station | Â South Bound On M-3, Faisalabad | Faisalabad |
| GO (M-5) 5 | IN B.W. (KM-460+425) North Bound On Sukkur-Multan Motorway (M-5) Section Of Peshawar – Karachi Motorway (Quttubuddin North ), Ghotki. | Ghotki |
| GO (M-5) 6 | IN B.W. (KM-460+425) South Bound On Sukkur-Multan Motorway (M-5) Section Of Peshawar – Karachi Motorway (Quttubuddin South) Ghotki. | Ghotki |
| GO Serai Alamgir | At Sarai Alamgir Station Yard on Main G.T Road, Gujrat | Gujrat |
| GO Mangla | Mangla Road, Tehsil Dina, District Jehlum. | Jehlum |
| GO Lahore 3 | Plot # 74, Block- Finance Trade Centre, Opposite Expo Centre, Johar Town, Lahore | Lahore |
| GO Lahore 1 | 22-A Kashmir Block, Allama Iqbal Town ,Lahore. | Lahore |
| GO Lahore 11 | At Kot Mela Tehsil Model Town Lahore. | Lahore |
| GO Lahore 2 | At Plot # 6-A, Block # F-2, M.A Johar Town, Lahore. | Lahore |
| GO Lahore 4 | Sabzazar Scheme, Tehsil Model Town ,Lahore. | Lahore |
| GO Lahore 5 | 30-B, Faisal Town, Lahore | Lahore |
| GO Lahore 6 | At Plot 395 B Johar Town Lahore | Lahore |
| GO Lahore 7 | Main Walton Road,Lahore | Lahore |
| GO Mazang | Mouza Mazang, Lahore | Lahore |
| GO Shadman | Ashiq Hussain Road, Shadman Colony , Lahore | Lahore |
| GO United Petrol Station | at Plot No. SXL1-1-S-6, Abadi Deh-Muhammadi Kot Ichra, Lahore | Lahore |
| GO Wahadat Road | Mouza Allama Iqbal Town Lahore | Lahore |
| GO Peshwar 1 | Main Hyatabad Road, (PDA) Peshawar. | Peshawar |
| GO (M-5) 3 | IN B.W. (KM-528+035) North Bound On Sukkur-Multan Motorway (M-5) Section Of Peshawar – Karachi Motorway (Azampur North), Rahim Yar Khan | Rahim Yar Khan |
| GO (M-5) 4 | IN B.W. (KM-528+035) South Bound On Sukkur-Multan Motorway (M-5) Section Of Peshawar – Karachi Motorway (Azampur South) Rahim Yar Khan. | Rahim Yar Khan |
| GO RWP-1 | Tipu Road, Rawalpindi | Rawalpind |
| GO RWP-2 | Jahaz Chowk, Rawalpindi | Rawalpind |
| GO Bhalwal Petrol Station | At Mile 1/3, Bhalwal-Sargodha Road,Tehsil Bhalwal, District Sargodha. | Sargodha |
Reports state that the COCO branches of Total Parco, Hascol, Attock, etc. are also open to serve the masses.
Government’s Stance
Yesterday, Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) also instructed the dealers to keep the petrol pumps open, otherwise strict action will be taken against them. OGRA Chairman has also assured the public that they can register their complaints against the petrol station owners by calling 0800-77733.
Furthermore, Energy Minister Hammad Azhar also highlighted that some parties are requesting up to Rs. 9/liter hike in the prices of fuel, which shall not be entertained.
The government is remaining stern in its stance about the situation, which implies that the problem is expected to continue for the foreseeable future.
