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

The petrol crisis brought to light interesting observations on the country’s favourite govt-bashing platform:...

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

#SherBanoSher DHA PHASE 1 PUMP just before, no place, km long queue only misery pic.twitter.com/K9NANLcxFV

— Hassan Khan (@hassan_k82) January 19, 2015

#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

Hahahaha! "@Shahzadyounas: Meanwhile In Pakistan these Days #PetrolShortage http://t.co/7uXhsxwazN"

— Aman Malik (@PatrakaarPopat) January 20, 2015

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.