{
  "id": 8597753,
  "title": "Fuel relief scheme revision: 5-litre limit per token abolished, SMS charges scrapped",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/fuel-relief-scheme-revision-5-litre-limit-per-token-abolished-sms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T03:17:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2031298/fuel-relief-scheme-revision-5-litre-limit-per-token-abolished-sms-charges-scrapped"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad - The government has announced significant revisions to the Prime Minister's Fuel Relief Scheme, eliminating SMS charges and raising the token limit for motorcycle, rickshaw and Qingqi users.\n\nDuring a media briefing, IT and Telecommunication Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja revealed that the Rs500 per-token cap for two- and three-wheelers has been abolished. Eligible users can now receive up to four tokens per month, each worth Rs500, providing relief on fuel costs. For instance, if two litres of petrol cost Rs780, the beneficiary would only pay Rs280 after applying the Rs500 relief token.\n\nIn addition to these changes, SMS charges have been completely abolished under the scheme, making it free for everyone, regardless of their vehicle type. As of Saturday's announcement, over 1.75 million registrations had been completed and around 1.5 million tokens issued.\n\nFurthermore, the National Steering Committee on Fuel Subsidy, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, approved the redemption of fuel tokens through SMS at stations situated in areas without internet connectivity. The committee instructed Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and the provinces to submit lists of such stations to incorporate them into the scheme promptly.\n\nRegistration remains open nationwide via SMS to 9771. The meeting, attended by the ministries of petroleum, economic affairs, information and IT & telecommunications, as well as representatives from the State Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Digital Authority, the Federal Board of Revenue, and senior officials from AJK, GB, and Balochistan, aimed to streamline the implementation of these reforms.",
  "summary": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2031242",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Fuel subsidy scheme extended to internet-blind areas via SMS redemption",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/fuel-subsidy-scheme-extended-to-internet-blind-areas-via-sms",
        "published": "2026-09-19T15:03:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Fuel relief scheme revised; SMS charges scrapped",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/fuel-relief-scheme-revised-sms-charges-scrapped",
        "published": "2026-09-20T03:16:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}