Summary Govt extends austerity measures till June 30; grocery stores allowed till 10 pm; FO consular services to remain open on Fridays after review meeting chaired in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Fuel Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures on Wednesday recommended extending the applicability of specific austerity measures until June 30, besides extending the closing time of standalone grocery and kiryana stores to 10:00 PM throughout the week.
In a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, the committee reviewed several cases submitted by various ministries and divisions seeking exemptions from the applicability of certain austerity measures and finalized its recommendations accordingly.
It was decided that consular attestation services at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its liaison offices in Quetta, Karachi, Peshawar, Gujrat, and Lahore would remain operational on Fridays as well for public facilitation.
Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 chaired a meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Fuel Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures.
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The committee recommended extending the applicability period of those additional austerity measures whose expiry date had been notified as June 13, 2026 until June 30, 2026.
It also decided to extend the closing time of standalone grocery and kiryana stores to 10:00 PM on all days of the week, including Saturdays and Sundays.
The meeting was attended by the ministers for petroleum, climate change, and IT and Telecom, the special assistant to PM (SAPM) on finance, the special assistant to the deputy prime minister (SADPM), the federal secretaries of cabinet, commerce, petroleum, and IT & Telecom, as well as senior officials from the relevant ministries and divisions.
The austerity measures were originally introduced in April as part of a broader energy conservation strategy in response to rising fuel costs linked to regional tensions in the Middle East. The restrictions were temporarily eased ahead of Eid ul Adha, with multiple provincial and federal relaxations granted throughout May.
