Walking Petrol Bombs Pose Serious Threat
By Omed Hajjana
Have you ever heard about walking petrol bombs? No! Ok, you can see them walking around in different areas of Lahore city, posing a serious threat to human lives.
According to oil industry officials, these illegal filling stations were selling Iranian smuggled oil.
They have posed a serious threat to human lives which requires the attention of law enforcement agencies and concerned departments.
These are illegal petrol filling points surfacing a high risk to the surroundings. One such filling point had surfaced at main Sabzazar Road Lahore.
Chairman Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association Abdul Sami Khan had raised the issue of Iranian smuggled petrol and diesel being sold openly.
In a letter written to law enforcement agencies, he also raised the issue of illegally established petrol and diesel agencies with dispensing units in every nook and corner of the country.
They are better to be called PETROL BOMBS Instead of an illegal business, oil industry officials said adding that these are a continuous threat to the lives of the general public besides those who are directly involved in the illegal business.
They are using plastic tanks and substandard dispensing units with precautionary and safety measures.
He had requested for action against illegal Irani Smuggled Petrol and Diesel being sold openly across the Country.Amid Economic Crisis: Shell Announces to sell petroleum stake
With reference to the above-mentioned subject, this is to highlight major illegal activity being carried out across the country in the form of smuggled Irani Petrol and Diesel, he said.Taj Gasoline to Acquire Hascol Petroleum Limited
He has called for stern legal action to stop this activity by deploying forces on the smuggling routes.
The smuggled product enters the city via bowsers, drums, carts, and hidden vehicle chambers and is stored in storage tanks which are located around the city for further distribution.Pakistan Receives First Russian Oil Shipment
We, the businessmen and 12,000 Petroleum Dealers are heavily affected by loss because the fuel sales of Diesel in the country have gone down by 45% due to the alternative cheap smuggled Irani Diesel i.e. easily available for the consumers, he maintained.
Similarly, this is also causing loss to the revenues in terms of duties and taxes. Therefore, appreciate taking the necessary action, Sami Khan added.
