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Nationwide petrol strike leads to long queues, traffic jams and a massive meme influx on Twitter

Nationwide petrol strike leads to long queues, traffic jams and a massive meme influx on Twitter

What do you do when your car has no fuel and you're stuck at home? Make memes of course.
Updated 26 Nov, 2021

Be it an apocalypse or a petrol shortage, there's one thing we count on — Twitter and its jokes. Making the most of any difficult situation, Pakistani Twitter uses humour as a coping mechanism and and this time is no different.

All Pakistan Petrol Pumps Dealers Association announced a nationwide petrol strike on November 25 as the government failed to increase the dealers’ margin by 6pc. This led to people preparing beforehand and of course the day before the strike, there was a frenzy as traffic jams were reported in all major cities and crowds gathered to get their tanks and even bottles filled.

After a long day at war at petrol stations, Twitter users returned home to look through their meme arsenal to battle the deplorable situation.

We would take concerts over petrol shortages any day.

This guy very rightfully placed petrol on a throne. Where expense is concerned, every other luxury is second to petrol — yes, even dry fruits and our dreams.

Someone took a scene out of an old Amitabh Bachchan film to show what one has to go through to get some petrol around here.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Nothing is complete without an element of romance. Yes, even a petrol shortage can evoke the Majnu in people.

Another user's got some valuable advice on love that'll save you some bucks.

This user melded the gas and petrol shortages for a one meme hits all our woes deal.

Truly, petrol hai tou sab hai [if you have petrol, you have everything].

Apparently this user agrees.

This user had the most optimistic take of them all. It's an environmentally friendly alternative too.

Pakistani Twitter users are usually in a whole other dimension when it comes to processing traumatic national events and crises that have our wallets weeping. Nothing fazes them. Everything is fodder for memes and we are here for it. There's nothing like comedy to defuse a tense situation. We hope you got a few laughs out of this, because we sure did!

Comments

NYS Nov 26, 2021 03:24pm
No petrol no transport and obviously less pollution
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Phaja Milka Nov 26, 2021 03:51pm
Getting petrol is like getting a ticket for the inaugural show of Maula Jat you have to get it in the black market at many times the price or you need a gandasa.
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M. Saeed Nov 26, 2021 06:13pm
Dry petrol tank makes you crippled and lame.
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Ahsan Gul Nov 26, 2021 06:49pm
Petroleum high prices and shortages are international. Small non petroleum producing countries are having bigger issues. Our public must understand and work with the government! Sincerely
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asim Nov 27, 2021 06:03am
@Ahsan Gul It's not about petrol price high or low, it's about how much people are earning in comparison to petrol and other basics prices.
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