Islamabad: The Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has directed provincial governments to take strict legal action against hoarders of petroleum products.-
A high-level meeting on petroleum products was held under PM Shehbaz Sharif, wherein federal government directed provincial governments to take stern action against hoarders of petroleum products.
officials informed that sufficient petrol reserves are available in the country.
During the meeting, the Ministry of Petroleum briefed participants on petroleum reserves in light of the evolving regional situation and stated that adequate stocks of petroleum products are available to meet the country's requirements.
The officials informed that sufficient petrol reserves are available in the country.
He ordered that any petrol pump involved in creating an artificial shortage through hoarding should be immediately sealed, its licence cancelled, and legal action initiated against those responsible.
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He also instructed the Petroleum Minister to visit the provinces and evolve strategy for conservation of petroleum products and their uninterrupted supply to the public.
The PM r further directed that a dashboard be developed to monitor the movement of petroleum products so that real-time data could be shared with the provinces and transportation of fuel could be effectively monitored.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, federal ministers Jam Kamal Khan, Ahsan Iqbal Cheema, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Attaullah Tarar, Ali Pervaiz Malik, Owais Leghari, Minister of State Bilal Azhar Kayani, Special Assistant Haroon Akhtar Khan, Governor State Bank Jameel Ahmad, as well as chief secretaries of the four provinces, Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Directive was also issued to present plan for virtual education system in educational institutions and work from home for offices.
Finance minister was directed to present recommendations on work from home after consultation with the provinces.