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Pakistan Bar Council urges govt to contain fuel price inflation, provide relief to citizens

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Iqbal, N. (2026, September 17). Pakistan Bar Council urges govt to contain fuel price inflation, provide relief to citizens. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2030643/pakistan-bar-council-urges-govt-to-contain-fuel-price-inflation-provide-relief-to-citizens

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At a joint meeting in Islamabad on Thursday, the Pakistan Bar Council criticized daily increases in fuel prices and called for government action to control inflation and ease citizens' financial burdens. The council expressed concern over public frustration and demanded that officials reduce unnecessary expenses such as free fuel use. They also rejected the idea of a "smart lockdown" as an economic solution, instead urging practical relief measures. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif previously announced a subsidy plan offering Rs100 per litre to owners of motorcycles, rickshaws, and small vehicles, aimed at mitigating some financial pressure on citizens.

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In a joint meeting on Thursday in Islamabad, the Executive Committee and Rules Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) condemned daily increases in fuel prices. The session, led by PBC Vice Chairman Pir Muhammad Masood Chishti and Executive Committee Chairman Munir Ahmed Malik, passed a resolution expressing concern over public frustration and unrest caused by rising inflation and cost of living, especially affecting middle- and lower-middle-class citizens. The committee urged the government to withdraw privileges for ministers and other officials, such as free fuel facilities and unnecessary use of official vehicles, to help control fuel price inflation and alleviate financial burdens on ordinary people.

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The joint meeting, presided over by PBC Vice Chairman Pir Muhammad Masood Chishti and PBC Executive Committee Chairman Munir Ahmed Malik, expressed concern in a resolution that the daily increases in fuel prices had caused widespread frustration and unrest among the public and adversely affected people’s purchasing power.

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🔮 “Such measures, if imposed, would further burden ordinary citizens, daily-wage earners and businesses.”

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Pakistan Bar Council urges govt to contain fuel price inflation, provide relief to citizens · assertive framing

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A joint meeting of the Executive Committee and Rules Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Thursday strongly condemned the unprecedented daily increases in fuel prices, demanding that the government take measures to control the increases and provide relief to citizens. asserted

government → condemn → citizens

The participants said the daily increases had aggravated inflation and made the cost of living unbearable for ordinary people, particularly those from the middle and lower-middle classes. asserted

cost → say → classes

increases → preside → power

The meeting demanded that the government immediately withdraw unnecessary privileges, excessive packages, free fuel facilities, the unnecessary use of official vehicles and other undue expenditures being enjoyed by ministers, government officials and other privileged persons. asserted

government → demand → ministers

“The government must take concrete and immediate measures to control fuel price inflation and provide relief to ordinary citizens,” the resolution said. asserted

resolution → take → citizens

The meeting emphasised that the proposal for a “smart lockdown” was not a solution to the prevailing economic crisis. asserted

proposal → emphasise → crisis

“Such measures, if imposed, would further burden ordinary citizens, daily-wage earners and businesses.” asserted

measures → impose → citizens

The PBC called upon the government to take practical steps aimed at facilitating and providing relief to citizens. asserted

PBC → call → citizens

On Sunday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had announced a “relief scheme” for owners of motorcycles, rickshaws and vehicles of up to 800cc. asserted

Sharif → announce → 800cc

Under the scheme, owners of two- and three-wheeled vehicles will receive a subsidy of Rs100 per litre on a monthly quota of 20 litres, while those owning vehicles of up to 800cc will receive the same subsidy on a monthly quota of 30 litres. asserted

those → receive → litres