Dar orders nationwide fuel relief rollout from Sep 16 night with SBP-backed 24-hour station settlement
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What happened
At a September 15 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar instructed officials to launch the Prime Minister’s Special Relief Scheme nationwide at 11:59pm on September 16 and to clear reimbursement payments to petrol stations within 24 hours through the State Bank of Pakistan.
Why it matters
The order creates a near-term subsidy outlay and compresses implementation into a one-day settlement cycle. That makes programme controls, treasury liquidity, bank processing and verification at fuel stations immediate operational issues rather than later administrative follow-up.
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar chaired the National Steering Committee on Fuel Subsidy on September 15 and directed the Prime Minister’s Special Relief Scheme to be extended nationwide from 11:59pm on September 16. The committee also ordered payments due to participating petrol stations to be settled within 24 hours through the State Bank of Pakistan. The decision turns a price-relief announcement into an immediate fiscal execution task for the centre, oil marketing channels, banks and provincial enforcement machinery.
Watch for
Confirmation from the State Bank of Pakistan of reimbursement payments processed to petrol stations by September 26 Public announcement from the Prime Minister’s Special Relief Scheme detailing the number of fuel stations participating in the subsidy rollout by September 27 Satellite imagery showing increased fuel supply deliveries to petrol stations across major cities in Pakistan on September 26 Official report from the Ministry of Petroleum on fuel price changes and subsidy impacts by September 28
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