Gasoline pumps will be equipped with digital tools, citizens will be allocated a fixed fuel quota for personal vehicles
A worker fills a car’s tank at a gas station amid concerns about rising fuel prices linked to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Photo: Reuters (file)
ISLAMABAD:
The federal government has decided to implement a digital fuel management system at petrol pumps across the country. Under this system, a gasoline quota will be introduced for private vehicles to manage a possible fuel crisis.
The move comes against the backdrop of the ongoing war in the Middle East, as authorities prepare emergency measures to deal with any disruption to oil supplies.
Under the proposed system, petrol pumps will be equipped with digital tools and citizens will be allocated a fixed quota of fuel for their personal vehicles. The Ministry of Information Technology has completed testing of mobile phones that will be deployed at petrol pumps for the system.
An application developed for fuel management was also successfully tested. The IT Ministry has forwarded the complete details of the project to the Cabinet Division for final approval.
