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:...

Anaam Afridi January 20, 2015
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:

























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



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







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

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

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





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



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



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

At least there are no dharnas against the petrol crisis. Not yet anyway.
WRITTEN BY:
Anaam Afridi A Philosophy and Economics graduate from the London School of Economics and is currently working at the Web Desk at the Express Tribune. She tweets @AnaamAfridi (https://twitter.com/AnaamAfridi)
The views expressed by the writer and the reader comments do not necassarily reflect the views and policies of the Express Tribune.

COMMENTS (5)

Abyss | 9 years ago | Reply Mission accomplished. RAW rocks!!
Abdul Malik | 9 years ago LOL Conspiracy of Hindu Baniya ?
DisappointedCitizen | 9 years ago | Reply #PMLNpetrolchor Honestly Pakistani govt has no shame! Beghairatist people on the planet! Abb tou kuch sharam kerlo, before the awaam starts spitting at your faces at every chance they get! (Hoping that time comes soon tbh) #LeavePakistanNawazSharif #WeWantMusharrafBack #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo #GoNawazGo
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