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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Pakistan switches to 4-day week and sends children home from school to preserve fuel

Pakistan has introduced emergency measures in response to rising global fuel prices, shutting all schools for two weeks and ordering the public sector to operate on a four-day week.

Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the measures, warning that the government needed to reduce fuel consumption and prepare for potential supply shocks given the situation in the Middle East.

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