The All Pakistan Petroleum Pump Owners Association (APPPOA) has deferred its nationwide strike call for two weeks after negotiations with the petroleum minister.
A day earlier, the association announced a nationwide strike from Wednesday night after negotiations with the government over daily petroleum pricing failed.
Addressing the media, Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said that after another round of negotiations with the APPPOA, it was decided to defer the strike call after the government assured stakeholders that their grievances would be addressed within the next two weeks.
“From February 28 till today, the government has used around Rs100 billion to mitigate the impact of rising fuel prices and initiated a subsidy scheme for the most vulnerable section of the society,” said Ali while referring to the actions taken by the government following the outbreak of the Iran-US war.
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