From Daily Times · Sajid Salamat · · 1m 40s
Fuel stations face licence cancellation for snubbing subsidy recipients
PM Shehbaz Sharif orders fuel station licence cancellations for failing to serve subsidy recipients.
In brief
PM Shehbaz Sharif orders fuel station licence cancellations for failing to serve subsidy recipients. Pakistan's prime minister directs cancellation of fuel station licences for those not facilitating subsidy recipients under the Prime Minister's Fuel Relief Programme. Originally reported by Daily Times.
PM Shehbaz Sharif directs licence cancellations
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered authorities to cancel licences of petrol pumps that fail to facilitate registered beneficiaries under the Prime Minister’s Fuel Relief Programme.
Programme registration progress
15.06 million motorcycle owners and 449,000 vehicle owners with engine capacities up to 800cc have registered under the subsidy scheme.
Fuel token distribution
63,153,685 fuel tokens issued, 59,445,347 used under the scheme.
Subsidy disbursement
Rs28.6 billion disbursed under the fuel subsidy scheme as of November 4, 2:026.
Subsidy scheme details
Motorcycle owners get Rs100 per litre on 20-litre monthly quota, vehicle owners get Rs100 per litre on 30-litre monthly quota.
SME financing directive
Shehbaz Sharif abolished 80 per cent export requirement for SMEs accessing long-term financing.
SME financing enforcement
No bank will deviate from implementing concessional financing scheme for SMEs and exporters.
SME support measures
Government will improve accreditation standards, laboratory expansion and regulatory procedures for exporters.
Sudanese minister visit
Sudan's Interior Minister Lt. General Babiker Samra Mustafa Ali visited Pakistan for talks on bilateral relations.
Sudan-Pakistan relations
Pakistan aims to help Sudan emerge as peaceful, stable and prosperous country through trade and investment.
Sudanese gratitude
Sudanese minister thanked Pakistan for humanitarian assistance and international forum support.
At a glance
Pakistan's prime minister directs cancellation of fuel station licences for those not facilitating subsidy recipients under the Prime Minister's Fuel Relief Programme.
