Federal Ministers, PM's Advisor Defend Fuel Price Hike.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif Thursday asked nation, especially traders' community, to adopt austerity measures as a cultural norm to reduce wastage of fuel and electricity amid soaring economic challenges.

He was speaking at a joint press conference flanked by Minister of State for Petroleum Division Senator Musadik Masood Malik, Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira, and Minister for Communications and Postal Services Maulana Asad Mehmood.

Defence Minister urged the nation to support the government for achieving normalcy through hard economic decisions. He asked the traders to must accept new timings of closure decided by the federal cabinet to reduce electricity consumption and fuel usage which would benefit the common masses. Defence Minister said due to Ukraine war fuel prices increased at global level and countries with fewer resources are directly affected due to global inflation.

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