Pakistan expands fuel relief to more drivers, cuts fees
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In Pakistan, the government revised the Prime Minister’s Fuel Relief Scheme to help more people afford petrol, especially those using motorcycles, rickshaws, and Qingqi, a type of three-wheeled vehicle.
Minister for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja announced the changes during a press conference. The government removed the limit of Rs500 per fuel token for two- and three-wheelers, and now allows eligible users to receive four Rs500 tokens each month.
Previously, users could only claim up to five litres of fuel per token. The government also eliminated SMS charges for all users of the scheme. This change applies to owners of all vehicle types, not just two- and three-wheelers. As of Saturday afternoon, over 1.75 million people had registered for the program and around 1.5 million fuel tokens had been issued.
The National Steering Committee on Fuel Subsidy approved a system for redeeming fuel tokens via SMS at petrol stations without internet access. Officials requested lists of these stations from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and the provinces to quickly include them in the program.
