KARACHI: With the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) failing to convince oil tanker operators to end their strike, a petrol crisis turned worse on Wednesday as most of fuel stations dried up due to disruption in the supply of petroleum products in different parts of the country.

After the failure of the talks between the Ogra and the associations of oil tanker owners, fuel supply remained suspended for the third consecutive day, triggering panic among motorists who were seen scrambling for petrol at fuel stations. Many stations had already wrapped up their businesses on Tuesday night after they ran out of the petrol stock.

Ogra will hold another round of talks with oil tanker owners to persuade them to end strike.