- The meeting reviews oil reserves and relief measures amid the current crisis.
- Subsidies to carriers are transferred through a transparent system.
- The government is committed to prioritizing support for economically vulnerable groups.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that relief payments to public and goods transporters were now being transferred through digital wallets as part of measures to ease the ongoing fuel crisis and support those most affected by rising oil prices.
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“Disbursement of relief funds to individuals operating public transport and cargo vehicles has started through digital wallets,” the Prime Minister quoted the Prime Minister as saying.
“Subsidies are now transferred digitally for public transport buses and wagons, as well as goods trucks and freight vehicles, in an efficient and transparent system,” he added.
Sharif stressed that the government is working to ensure that aid reaches economically vulnerable groups as quickly as possible.
“We will not abandon our people in difficult times.”
The government’s top priority is to help people in difficult circumstances.
The money saved from the government’s austerity measures will be spent on the public,” he said.
The statement said that Prime Minister Shehbaz was briefed on the progress of initiatives to cushion the impact of rising oil prices.
It was assured that sufficient fuel reserves are available to meet the needs of the country.
The briefing also focused on the overall implementation of relief measures for the public.
This announcement comes after a sharp rise in fuel prices due to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, according to the PMP press release.
It is worth noting that the prices of the two most consumed fuels – petrol and diesel – were increased by Rs 55 per liter on March 6 and the government introduced strict austerity measures on March 9 to address the situation.
Since then, fuel prices have seen a massive rise due to high crude oil prices around the world, triggering an unprecedented wave of inflation in the country.
