Peshawar, May 10 -- A dramatic increase in petroleum prices has unleashed a fresh wave of economic distress across Peshawar and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where dozens of transport operators staged a protest at the Hajji Camp Terminal in Peshawar due to the soaring transport fares and escalating flour prices ahead of Eid.

Ordinary residents are struggling to cope with what many describe as unbearable inflation and economic neglect, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, transport operators condemned the continuous increase in petrol and diesel prices. Demonstrators raised slogans against the government and demanded immediate relief, warning that the unchecked fuel hikes were crippling public transp...