The government has decided to implement measures such as distance learning and work-from-home for the conservation of fuel amid possible oil supply disruptions due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The national action plan was materialized in consultation with the provinces at a meeting of the cabinet committee formed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for monitoring petrol prices due to the regional situation.
The action plan will be presented to PM Shehbaz on Friday (tomorrow). Subject to his clearance, it will then be taken up by the federal cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee for formal approval and implementation.
Back-to-back meetings of the three forums are scheduled for Friday, in that order, given the urgency of the matter. According to sources, the contingency measures had also been discussed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
During the meeting of the cabinet committee for monitoring petrol prices on Thursday, chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, federal ministries and provincial governments emphasised that they had faced a similar situation during the Covid-19 pandemic.
