# Petrol at  ₹384, Pakistan introduces austerity measures — one dish at marriage events, markets to be shut by 9 pm | Today News

> The Pakistan government reintroduced austerity measures on Thursday to curb fuel consumption as escalating conflicts in West Asia led to an increase in global oil prices, threatening nationwide gas and power supplies.

- Published: 2026-09-18T07:00:30.259Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T11:31:08.012Z
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- Topics: Science and technology
- Involves: A leader, Imran Khan's sons, Muhammad Hanif, Pakistan government, Seven Australian cricket captains, a five per cent reduction in non-employee-related expenditure and a ban on official foreign visits and domestic travel for meetings, with a switch to virtual meetings, continues to levy Rs114 per litre in taxes and duties on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel, cut fuel allocations for government vehicles by 50 per cent, with exemptions for armed forces, law enforcement and essential services, exemptions from time restrictions for pharmacies, medical stores, labs, clinics, hospitals, standalone bakeries/tandoors/milk shops, fuel/CNG stations, EV charging stations, gyms, sports facilities, IT companies and call centres, marriage halls, marquees and other commercial festive venues to close by 10pm, measures approved by the Pakistan cabinet that will remain in effect for three months, new austerity measures initially limited to Islamabad while encouraging provincial and regional governments to consider adopting similar measures

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- 2026-09-18T11:31:08.012Z - BBC Punjabi: [‘ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਮਸਲੇ ਹੱਲ ਕਰਾ ਰਹੀ ਪਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਘਰ ਦੇ ਦੋ ਵੱਡੇ ਮਸਲੇ, ਮਹਿੰਗਾਈ ਤੇ ਇਮਰਾਨ ਖਾਨ ਹੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਏ’ – ਹਨੀਫ਼ ਦਾ ਨਜ਼ਰੀਆ - BBC News ਪੰਜਾਬੀ](https://www.bbc.com/punjabi/articles/cqzrz0x0zn4mo)

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