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Shehbaz Vows More Relief as Petrol Prices Set to FallPakistan
In a Model Town meeting with PML-N leader Khawaja Ahmad Hassan, the prime minister said fuel prices are coming down gradually and relief steps will continue.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has signalled further cuts in petroleum prices, saying his government will keep bringing relief to people struggling with the rising cost of living.
The prime minister made the remarks during a meeting with senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Ahmad Hassan at Model Town in Lahore on Saturday, where the two discussed the country’s political and economic situation.
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According to reports of the meeting, the prime minister said petroleum prices were being reduced gradually and that steps to protect the public from inflation would continue. He said the government would keep introducing measures aimed at easing the burden on ordinary households.
Khawaja Ahmad Hassan praised the prime minister for extending petrol subsidies to the public without discrimination, describing it as a positive step for public welfare. He said millions of people had directly benefited from the fuel subsidy and that billions of rupees had been spent on providing relief.
Hassan also welcomed the diplomatic efforts of the prime minister and Field Marshal Asim Munir in promoting peaceful solutions to international conflicts, saying their work had received wide recognition at the international level.
The meeting comes against the backdrop of the government’s targeted fuel relief scheme, under which petrol is being provided at reduced prices to owners of motorcycles, rickshaws and small vehicles of up to 800cc. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said earlier this week that more than 15 million people had registered under the scheme and that relief worth Rs27 billion had been provided so far.
The government also averted a planned Rs15 per litre increase in petrol prices this week, with the additional burden instead shifted to refineries, according to the information minister. The prime minister has separately directed action against petrol pumps that fail to pass on the relief to consumers.
Petrol prices matter deeply to household budgets in Pakistan, where fuel costs feed directly into transport fares and the prices of everyday goods. Any further reduction would bring some respite to low-income families, motorcycle riders and small traders who depend on affordable fuel for their livelihoods.
For now, the prime minister’s message is one of reassurance: that the relief measures already in place are only the beginning, and that more help is on the way for people feeling the pinch of inflation.
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