PM Shehbaz Sharif leaves no opportunity to reduce Petrol, Diesel Prices: Bilal Azhar Kiani

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kiani has said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif does not miss any opportunity to reduce petrol and diesel prices, adding that the government is making every possible effort to ensure affordable fuel supplies across the country.
Speaking in an interview with a private television channel, Bilal Azhar Kiani said the government had ensured uninterrupted petroleum supplies and there had been no shortage of fuel in the country.

He said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had constituted a committee to monitor the daily supply of petroleum products, which was working regularly. On the prime minister’s instructions, every oil cargo was being closely monitored.

Bilal Azhar Kiani said the government was also continuously monitoring refinery production, fuel supplies and the transportation of petroleum products across the country.

He added that the prime minister had directed officials to monitor the market and arrange petroleum cargoes at the lowest possible prices.

According to the minister of state, around 12 million people are receiving fuel subsidies under the prime minister’s fuel relief scheme.

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