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Govt rules out additional fuel conservation measures

Pakistan Published 30 October 2026, 05:43 · archived 30 Oct 2026

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday ruled out additional fuel conservation measures, telling the National Assembly that the country had petrol stocks sufficient for 22 days and diesel reserves for 30 days, with supplies being closely monitored and imports planned to prevent shortages. In a written reply to a question by MNA Sharmila Faruqui, Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said existing austerity measures would remain in place, adding that current petroleum stocks were sufficient to meet the country’s requirements. He said petrol stocks stood at around 395,000 tonnes as of September...

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