Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Fuel Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures.

The Committee reviewed several cases submitted by various Ministries and Divisions seeking exemptions from the applicability of certain austerity measures and finalized its recommendations accordingly. It was also decided that Consular Attestation services at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its liaison offices in Quetta, Karachi, Peshawar, Gujrat, and Lahore would remain operational on Fridays as well for public facilitation.

The Committee further recommended extending the applicability period of those additional austerity measures whose expiry date had been notified as 13 June 2026 until 30 June 2026.

The Committee also decided to extend the closing time of standalone grocery and kiryana stores to 10:00 PM on all days of the week, including Saturdays and Sundays.

The meeting was attended by the Ministers for Petroleum, Climate Change, and IT and Telecom; the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Finance; the Special Assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister (SADPM); the Secretaries of Cabinet, Commerce, Petroleum, and IT and Telecom; as well as senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant Ministries and Divisions.