Web Desk: The Punjab government is weighing a series of measures, including extending school holidays and curtailing market hours, sources said, in a bid to tackle an emerging energy crisis driven by global fuel supply disruptions due to the Middle East conflict.
The sources told Geo News on Tuesday that the Punjab Energy Department submitted fresh recommendations to the provincial authorities, proposing fuel rationing on the pattern of the federal government to manage limited resources.
The proposed steps come as Pakistan grapples with rising petroleum prices and supply constraints triggered by disruptions in global oil flows amid escalating tensions in the Middle Eastern countries, including the closure of key shipping routes, mainly the Strait of Hormuz.
