PM Shehbaz announces 'relief scheme' for bikes, autos, 800cc vehicles

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday announced a “relief scheme” for petroleum consumers using motorcycles, autos and vehicles of upto 800cc to “reduce the burden” of rising fuel prices. A statement issued by his office said the prime minister took “immediate notice of the recent tensions in the Middle East and the resulting surge in global oil prices, which is placing an increased burden on the public”. “The government is fully aware of the burden being placed on the public due to the increase in oil prices. In this hour of difficulty, we will not leave the public alone,” he was quoted as saying in the statement. More to follow