Pakistani Twitterati took on the #PetrolShortage and here is what happened

Already frustrated by crippling electricity and gas shortages, Pakistanis now have another crisis on their hands. This time around, Pakistanis are standing in mammoth queues just to secure a drop of petrol.

The ‘petrol crisis’, as it is being referred, brought to light some interesting and entertaining observations on the country’s favourite government-bashing platform: Twitter.

Three hashtags are currently being used to respond to the petrol shortage in the country; #PMLNpetrolchor was the top trend, with it being used over 19,500 times in the past 24 hours and #PetrolShortage and #SherBanoSher were each tweeted nearly 6,000 times since yesterday.

We look at how people reacted:

This @Reuters report from Dec 31 2014: #Pakistan #PSO skips January fuel oil imports for first time. #PetrolShortage http://t.co/EHHAF5haPO

— Mehreen Zahra-Malik (@mehreenzahra) January 20, 2015

#PMLNPetrolChor

PSO warned government about coming Petrol Shortage but instead of solving the issue NS preferred his visit to KSA.👎

— Simky (@SeharSaleem007) January 19, 2015

What will be the cost of economic losses caused by countrywide paralysis? #PetrolShortage

— Murtaza Solangi (@murtazasolangi) January 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/hassan_k82/status/557185643659284482

#PetrolShortage in #Karachi this morning rush in Clifton @adeel_azhar @djsumair pic.twitter.com/nwTGiaaCNv

— Hammad Siddiqui (@hammads) January 20, 2015

Wat is more devastating dan family not being able to attend funeral of their husband/father in another city? #PetrolShortage #PMLNPetrolChor

— SabahatMS (@SabahatMS) January 20, 2015

https://twitter.com/SalmanPTI/status/557226895910383616



https://twitter.com/farrukhshaikh/status/556860071875846144



https://twitter.com/waheedgul/status/557241489680764930

Time to share a blast from the past. #PMLNPetrolChor cc @BetterPakistan Sir ji? Is this tajurba and experience? pic.twitter.com/OOGCMdoLm6

— Dr Farhan K Virk (@FarhanKVirk) January 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/omarshahid/status/557112300344463360

https://twitter.com/sharmeenochinoy/status/557385385752281088

https://twitter.com/AamnaFasihi/status/557111445326790656

#ishaqDar if Your #Govt is so weak that any one can do conspiracy against you, meaning you have no rights to govern. @DrBabarAwan.

— Nabi Dhansi (@nabidhansi) January 20, 2015

https://twitter.com/Usman_zfr/status/557127395207946241

https://twitter.com/PatrakaarPopat/status/557424052038426624

https://twitter.com/ChachiChatters/status/557387493629493248

#PMLNPetrolChor

Future Prediction till 2021..
So you can imagine our Roshan Pakistan in 2025..Fasten your seatbelts pic.twitter.com/EaEosgdGNG

— Simky (@SeharSaleem007) January 19, 2015

https://twitter.com/FatimaAli52/status/557425689314344960

At least there are no dharnas against the petrol crisis. Not yet anyway.