The federal authorities on Thursday directed all provincial governments to conduct bodily inspections of retail petrol stations by deputy commissioners to forestall hoarding and profiteering of petroleum merchandise.
The transfer comes amid rising regional tensions affecting international oil provide routes. The Oil and Fuel Regulatory Authority (OGRA) assured that Pakistan at present holds enough petroleum shares to satisfy nationwide demand and urged the general public to keep away from panic shopping for.
Authorities are intently monitoring the availability chain to make sure the uninterrupted availability of gasoline throughout the nation. OGRA acknowledged that present inventory ranges stay inside prescribed necessities and warned that strict motion can be taken in opposition to unlawful storage of petroleum merchandise at unauthorised places. Any premises discovered concerned in illegal hoarding can be sealed.
Provincial chief secretaries have been instructed to make sure deputy commissioners perform inspections inside their jurisdictions. OGRA can be conducting area inspections at oil depots and stores to forestall malpractice.