Rulers Are Looting the People Like the Mongols Looted Baghdad, Says Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister and politician Fawad Chaudhry has strongly criticized the government over rising inflation and record increases in petroleum prices amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict, comparing Pakistan’s price increases with those in neighboring countries.
In a statement posted on social media platform X, Fawad Chaudhry said the Pakistani government had increased the price of petrol by Rs114 per litre since the beginning of the military confrontation between the United States and Iran.
He claimed that during the same period, petrol prices in India had increased by only Rs7 per litre, while Bangladesh had raised the price by 24 taka per litre.
اسٹیج اداکارہ مہک ملک نے اپنی کمیونٹی کے لیے الگ صوبے کا مطالبہ کر دیا
اگر سندھ میں بلاول بھٹو اپنا صوبہ چلا سکتے ہیں تو ہماری وزیر اعلیٰ ہمارا بھی صوبہ چلا سکتی ہے، مہک ملک pic.twitter.com/K2VkND9j5Z
— Ahsan Jadoon (@AhsanJadooncxz) September 9, 2026
Fawad Chaudhry also criticized what he described as lavish government spending despite the economic difficulties faced by the public. He alleged that new vehicles worth Rs40 billion were being purchased within just three days, while Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz was in London on vacation with an aircraft worth Rs11 billion.
امریکہ اور ایران تنازع کے آغاز سے لے کر اب تک پاکستان نے پیٹرول کی قیمتوں میں 114 روپے فی لیٹر اضافہ کیا ہے۔ اسی دوران بھارت نے قیمتوں میں صرف 7 روپے فی لیٹر اور بنگلہ دیش نے صرف 24 ٹکا فی لیٹر اضافہ کیا۔ دوسری طرف صرف تین دنوں میں چالیس ارب کی گاڑیاں خرید رہے ہیں مریم نواز گیارہ…
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) September 9, 2026
Expressing concern over the rising prices of essential commodities, the former minister said the prices of flour, onions and other daily-use items had surged sharply, placing an additional burden on ordinary citizens.
He alleged that in the absence of an effective opposition, the rulers were exploiting the people ruthlessly, comparing the situation to the historical looting of Baghdad by the Mongols.
