Petroleum dealers have threatened the government

The Petroleum Traders Association has threatened a nationwide strike from July 18.

Abdul Sami Khan, head of the Union of Petroleum Traders, said in a statement that the pumps would open only after the demands were met and government officials did not know or did not want to hear anything.

"Rising petrol prices are not harming us and most motorcyclists are worried," he said.  The previous government had promised a 4% increase in profits by June, but no increase was made.

Abdul Sami Khan demanded that our promise be fulfilled.  The Ministry of Petroleum said it would make a difficult decision if profits were not increased within a week.

"Our investment has increased and the bank's interest rate has risen to 13%," he said.  We are under a lot of pressure from traders and now the decision is very important.