Islamabad (Commerce Desk) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the cancellation of licences of petrol pumps that fail to provide facilities to deserving citizens under the Fuel Subsidy Programme.
A meeting regarding the Prime Minister's Fuel Relief Programme was held under the chairmanship of the prime minister, during which progress on the scheme and transparency measures were reviewed. Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction with the performance so far, stating that simplifying the registration and subsidy distribution procedures had increased the number of eligible citizens benefiting from the programme.
He said that the transparent subsidy scheme, operated with the help of technology, would prove to be an important step towards future public welfare initiatives.
The prime minister appreciated the efforts of Federal Minister for Information Technology Shaza Fatima, Federal Secretary Zarar Hashim Khan and their team for developing an effective monitoring and performance evaluation system.
During the briefing, the meeting was informed that 15,519,282 citizens had registered under the Fuel Relief Programme so far, including 15.06 million motorcycles and 449,800 owners of vehicles with engine capacities of up to 800cc.
According to officials, a total of 63,153,685 tokens have been issued under the scheme, of which 59,445,347 have been used. Meanwhile, Rs28.6 billion had been disbursed in fuel subsidies as of November 4, 2026.
The meeting was further informed that separate call centres had been established for consumers and petrol pumps to provide information about the programme and address complaints.
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Federal Ministers Ahsan Khan Cheema, Musadik Malik, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Attaullah Tarar and Ali Pervaiz Malik, along with other senior officials, attended the meeting.