Pakistan's Petrol Bomb Had a Long Fuse

The Rs55 Hike Was Not the War. The War Was the Excuse.

On the night of March 6, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar walked to a podium and opened with Iran. He described the strikes, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the extraordinary circumstances confronting the region. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb called it an exceptional global situation. Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said the government ha…