Pakistan’s subsidies benefit 10M low-income people as war drives up fuel prices

Pakistan has provided fuel subsidies to more than 10 million low-income people, according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as the U.S.-Iran war drives up energy costs and strains household budgets. The government has allocated 75 billion rupees ($268 million) for fuel discounts to motorcycle riders, rickshaw operators, and small-car owners, with the aim of helping them buy gasoline at prewar prices. The number of beneficiaries has increased from over 9 million reported on Tuesday.

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