A meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Fuel Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, was held in Islamabad.

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 also 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.

The Committee further recommended extending the applicability period of those additional austerity measures whose expiry date had been notified as 13th June until 30th June.

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.