Low income people to be provided Rs 50 per liter subsidy under petroleum package: PM.

LAHORE -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said the low-income poor people will be given a subsidy of Rs 50 per liter under the petroleum relief package.

While chairing a review meeting on the relief package here, he said the petroleum relief will be given to low-income consumers who have motorcycles, rickshaws, 800 cc cars and other small cars.

He said the programme of petroleum subsidy would be started soon and a comprehensive strategy would be formed with the cooperation of relevant departments for effective implementation of the subsidy programme.

He said motorcycles, rickshaws and small cars were used by low-income people and the petroleum subsidy would give relief to the poor.

The government was...