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Pakistan orders sweeping austerity and fuel conservation measures
Change
Pakistan ordered sweeping emergency austerity and fuel-conservation measures on 10 March 2026.
Why it matters
Government employees will shift to a four-day workweek. Schools will observe spring holidays from March 16 through the end of March. Nationwide fuel-conservation measures are in effect alongside emergency austerity measures to reduce government spending. The measures follow disruptions to oil and gas supply and maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
Implications
- • Public-sector work schedules and staffing are reduced by the four-day workweek.
- • Schools will be closed for spring holidays from March 16 through March 31.
- • Fuel availability is constrained by nationwide fuel-conservation measures.
- • Government expenditure is limited by emergency austerity measures.
Who is affected
- • Government employees
- • Schools and students
- • Fuel consumers and motorists
- • Energy-sector operators
What to watch
- • Schools: spring holidays effective March 16 through the end of March 2026
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