Panicked consumers are now excessively buying fuel oil supplies from refueling stations within two hours the same amount they used to purchase in one-and-a-half days before the start of the Iran war, said Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood.
The long queues at refueling stations is the result of unfounded consumer worries, and not shortages in supplies, the minister said in reply to a question raised at the parliament by opposition lawmaker Hasnat Abdullah on Thursday.
In reality, the country’s fuel oil reserves are stable, and the government is sourcing new supplies from different countries to maintain the stability going forward, added Iqbal Hassan.
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