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TTAP and PTI join forces to protest rising fuel costs.
BY Mahnoor | 11-05-2026
ISLAMABAD: The Movement to Protect Pakistan’s Constitution (TTAP), a big group of opposition parties, announced on Sunday that they will protest the recent rise in petrol prices. They are asking other political parties to join them in this effort.
TTAP’s Akhunzada Hussain Yousafzai told The Express Tribune that they’re talking with political allies, like PTI, to agree on a joint plan.
“We agree with PTI on this. But, we’re still talking to our other partners. Once they’re involved, we’ll decide what to do.”, he said.
He also said that the alliance’s members of parliament will meet on Monday to discuss the matter thoroughly.
The party intends to contact other opposition parties outside the alliance, like Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s JUIF, and invite them to join the protest.
In another statement released earlier, TTAP criticized the rising fuel prices. They pointed out that even though global oil prices had fallen recently, the government increased fuel costs mainly by raising the Petroleum Levy tax. TTAP stated this tax hike wasn’t related to global oil price changes.
The party said that petrol prices in Pakistan went up by 61 percent due to the tensions between Iran and the United States. In comparison, prices increased by 38 percent in Sri Lanka and 16 percent in Bangladesh, but stayed the same in India, which they called ‘proof of government failure.’
The report stated that rising fuel costs had driven up transportation and food prices, causing inflation to reach double digits. It cautioned that these actions were worsening economic difficulties and job losses.
TTAP announced it will hold protests soon against what they call ‘bad policies for the people.’
In Pakistan, fuel prices have consistently risen since late February because of regional problems and changes in taxes on petroleum. These increases have made transportation and goods more expensive.
The protest was announced soon after the government raised petrol prices by Rs14.92 per litre to Rs414.78. This increase made the political criticism of rising fuel costs even stronger, adding to worries about inflation.
