{
  "id": 622981,
  "title": "Petroleum dealers warn of indefinite nationwide shutdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/petroleum-dealers-warn-of-indefinite-nationwide-shutdown",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T01:04:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434361/petroleum-dealers-warn-of-indefinite-nationwide-shutdown"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KARACHI: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has given the government 72 hours to address its demands, warning that petrol stations across the country will be shut indefinitely from 6:00am on Saturday, August 15, if the issues remain unresolved. PPDA Chairman Malik Khuda Bakhsh, speaking at a press conference alongside Vice Chairmen Tariq Hassan and Anwar Kamal, Sindh Region…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}