The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to implement fuel-saving measures for a period of two months, cutting the allowance for official vehicles by 25 per cent amid the global fuel crisis caused by the US-Israel war on Iran. The provincial cabinet met and approved the “Fuel Conservation and Responsible Governance Initiative”. According to an official handout.
The statement quoted Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations Shafi Jan as saying that the fuel conservation measures would be implemented for two months on the instructions of KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.
He said it was decided that the provincial government would continue to monitor the situation to see if the measures could be extended. According to Jan, the provincial cabinet approved a 25pc reduction in the fuel allowance for government vehicles, which totalled a 50pc reduction as an earlier 25pc reduction had been in place since the Covid-19 pandemic.