Govt quells smart lockdown talk as fuel crisis bites Updated 13 minutes ago

The reports also highlighted other austerity measures, such as restricted working and market timings, to conserve fuel.However, talking to reporters after a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar regarding the petroleum products situation in the country on Tuesday, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry rejected reports that a smart lockdown had even been discussed at the meeting."Smart lockdown was neither discussed in the meeting chaired by the deputy….

The meeting chaired by the deputy prime minister was regarding petroleum products," Chaudhry told reporters.Fuel prices in Pakistan are on the rise following renewed escalation in the Middle East.

American attacks on Iran and the latest escalation in the Red Sea, in which Yemen's Houthi rebels struck Saudi energy infrastructure and advanced towards the strategic Bab el-Mandab Strait, have stoked global oil prices.Tarar said on Monday that the austerity measures rolled out after the American attacks on Iran disrupted oil flows globally were continuing on the directive of the prime minister, with markets and restaurants being closed at fixed….

He added that public representatives were being assigned responsibilities to guide people about the scheme.Dar's Office said in a post on X that the minister chaired the meeting "on administrative follow-up of the Prime Minister's Fuel Relief Scheme", adding that Dar "stressed that registration must remain simple and accessible to ensure maximum benefit to the intended beneficiaries".The fuel subsidy scheme, announced on Sunday, was launched in the federal capital on….

The relief of Rs100 per litre will be extended countrywide from midnight between Wednesday and Thursday.Information Technology Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja, whose ministry is providing technological support for the scheme, visited various petrol pumps in the federal capital to review its implementation.

She directed the administration to ensure uninterrupted provision of relief to all eligible registered citizens.The minister interacted with citizens and enquired about the problems they faced during registration and while obtaining fuel relief.

She clarified that citizens needed to register only once and there was no need to repeat the registration process.Under the fuel relief scheme, eligible citizens are required to send "TOK" to 9771 before visiting a petrol pump to generate their fuel token.

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