Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday\u00a0that the government was taking\u00a0and would\u00a0continue to take all possible measures to provide relief to the public during the current\u00a0challenging situation.<\/p>\n
The prime minister chaired a meeting where officials briefed him on the progress of subsidy disbursement as well as national fuel reserves and consumption.<\/p>\n
The premier said passenger buses would receive a monthly subsidy of Rs100,000, while mini-buses and wagons would get Rs40,000 to prevent fare increases. To curb rising food and goods prices, trucks were allocated Rs70,000, heavy cargo vehicles Rs80,000\u00a0and delivery vans Rs35,000 per month.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese amounts are being disbursed through\u00a0digital wallets\u00a0to ensure transparency,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
PM Shehbaz noted that the subsidy, initially scheduled for Monday, was released on\u00a0Saturday\u00a0following his special directives. Provincial governments had\u00a0provided vehicle and fleet details to the federal government to facilitate the programme.<\/p>\n
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He praised the Balochistan government for depositing its allocated share of the national package and thanked Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti.<\/p>\n
The prime minister urged other provinces to submit their contributions promptly.\u00a0 \u201cIn the past three weeks, Rs129 billion has been delivered as public relief. We cannot leave citizens alone in these challenging times,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The prime minister said that\u00a0an immediate\u00a0Rs80 per litre\u00a0cut in the petrol levy was announced, along with a Rs6b\u00a0subsidy from Pakistan Railways to maintain train fares and a\u00a0rollback of the 25%\u00a0quarterly toll tax increase.<\/p>\n
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Officials also reported that the country maintains adequate fuel reserves to meet domestic needs.<\/p>\n
The meeting included briefings from the Intelligence Bureau on government austerity measures and was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, federal ministers Dr Musadik Malik, Attaullah Tarar, Ali Pervaiz Malik, Ahad Khan Cheema, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Ahsan Iqbal, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Minister of State Bilal Azhar Kayani, special assistants Talha Burki and Tariq Bajwa, DG IB, and other senior officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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