ISLAMABAD: Due to increase in price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) during the Holly Month of Ramzan, the sale of firewood have increased in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
With the increase in prices of LPG , a number of people including hotel owners, vendors have started using firewood to run their stoves during Ramzan.
Talking to APP, Mukhtar Ahmed a vendor complained that abrupt rise in LPG and firewood price had hit hard their business, who depend on it for cooking.
He said that firewood sellers were also cashing the situation and charging their own.
Due to the Ramzan, the consumption of firewood and LPG was went rise which lead to price hike of these items, he added.
A resident of G-6/4, Abid Ali said that LPG was being sold at 130 per kg with domestic cylinder at Rs 1510, which is unaffordable.
The prices of dry wood had also reached 1100 per 40 kg, he said.
He said that retailers were earning high profit by overcharging the masses as they are selling the commodity on higher prices.
Zahid Khan, a citizen, said that they couldn't buy LPG and firewood due to higher prices in absence of natural gas for stoves.
A firewood trader, Umair Ali, said that the jump in price of firewood was because of huge transportation cost and its increasing demand.
The residents urged the authorities concerned to take action against the sudden increase in firewood prices.
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