Islamabad: The government in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province announced on Tuesday that it would close schools from Mar. 16-31 and implement new austerity measures such as slashing fuel for government vehicles, as Islamabad aims to conserve fuel amid rising instability in the Middle East. The development takes place a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced austerity measures by the federal government on Monday. These measures include a four-day work week for offices and the government slashing its expenditures.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to unveil an austerity plan tomorrow, Monday, as surging global oil prices, driven by United States and Israeli strikes on Iran, mount pressure on Prime…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced austerity measures, including a four-day work week and cuts in government expenditures, to offset the impact of rising…

The steep austerity measures come as the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic shows no signs of slowing

Islamabad: The government in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province announced on Tuesday that it would close schools from Mar. 16-31 and implement new austerity measures such as…

RAWALPINDI: Some schools in Pakistan shifted to online learning this week as authorities introduced emergency fuel-saving measures after global oil prices surged due to the…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government on Wednesday assessed progress on a sweeping set of austerity measures introduced to mitigate the country’s economic strain from sharply rising…