PM wants facilitation desks to help people buy subsidised fuel
https://www.dawn.com/news/2030506
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is promoting the installation of facilitation desks to aid citizens in accessing subsidized fuel under the newly launched Fuel Relief Scheme. However, petroleum dealers remain uncertain about the payment mechanism, with confusion stemming from various government departments. The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) chairman Malik Khuda Bakhsh highlighted the lack of clarity, stating that fuel pumps cannot afford to endure a loss of Rs100 per litre without knowing how they will be compensated.
The PPDA vice chairpersons expressed frustration that the government had not consulted with dealers before enforcing the scheme, which could result in many participating dealers discontinuing their involvement. Ogra had recently announced that fuel prices were significantly increased due to soaring international crude oil and petroleum product prices, with high-speed diesel and petrol prices soaring by Rs5.62 and Rs6.88 per litre, respectively.
Written by urgent.news from Dawn Business's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
