'Fuel of the poor' LPG soars in Pakistan, forcing rickshaw drivers to cut meals
- Asia Traders said the price of a 12kg cylinder surged 56 per cent to 7,000 Pakistani rupees (US$25.30) within days of border closures triggered by the war in Iran, or about 583 rupees per kg on the open market.
- Rashid Ali, 33, waits for customers while offering rides in his liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-powered motorised auto-rickshaw along a road in Lahore, Pakistan.
- (Photo: Reuters/Akhtar Soomro) 03 Nov 2026 06:05PM (Updated: 03 Nov 2026 06:06PM) LAHORE: For 13 years, Rashid Ali has driven a three-wheeled motorised rickshaw around Lahore in eastern Pakistan.
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- Asia Traders said the price of a 12kg cylinder surged 56 per cent to 7,000 Pakistani rupees (US$25.30) within days of border closures triggered by the war in Iran, or about 583 rupees per kg on the open market.
- Rashid Ali, 33, waits for customers while offering rides in his liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-powered motorised auto-rickshaw along a road in Lahore, Pakistan.
- (Photo: Reuters/Akhtar Soomro) 03 Nov 2026 06:05PM (Updated: 03 Nov 2026 06:06PM) LAHORE: For 13 years, Rashid Ali has driven a three-wheeled motorised rickshaw around Lahore in eastern Pakistan.
Sources: CNA