{"id":110400,"date":"2026-04-30T15:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=110400"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:31:26","slug":"massive-rs220-fuel-price-hike-proposed-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/massive-rs220-fuel-price-hike-proposed-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Rs220 fuel price hike proposed: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:a9a8d8fc-85ec-41a9-a1b6-82d70da92820-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c06728ca-16b7-4e94-aefc-a79e600838da\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"233\">ISLAMABAD: The<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/indian-airlines-fear-shutdown-amid-massive-increase-in-petrol-prices\/\"> federal government of Pakistan<\/a> is reportedly considering imposing a nationwide lockdown as the country faces mounting economic and administrative challenges.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"406\">According to sources, a proposal has been put forward to increase petroleum prices by up to Rs220, a move that could significantly impact inflation and the cost of living.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"597\">In the education sector, the federal government has suggested closing schools across the country starting May 22. However, a proposal to abolish the weekly Friday holiday has been rejected.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"775\">Despite the tough economic conditions, the Ministry of Finance has proposed a 7% increase in salaries for government employees and a 5% rise in pensions in the upcoming budget.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"941\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The developments indicate that authorities are weighing difficult decisions to manage the ongoing situation while providing limited relief to public sector workers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan is reportedly considering imposing a nationwide lockdown as the country faces mounting economic and administrative challenges. According to sources, a proposal has been put forward to increase petroleum prices by up to Rs220, a move that could significantly impact inflation and the cost of living. In the education sector, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":41611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10745],"class_list":["post-110400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-petrol-price-in-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110402,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110400\/revisions\/110402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}