Overview
- An official Cabinet Division notification, issued Monday after the prime minister’s approval, keeps a 50% fuel cut for government vehicles, grounds 60% of the fleet, and continues the ban on non‑essential foreign travel.
- The rules apply across federal ministries, state‑owned firms, parliament, defence bodies and the judiciary, with operational transport such as ambulances and public buses exempt.
- Government offices remain on a four‑day week with up to half of staff working from home on alternate days, while banks and essential services keep normal schedules.
- Departments must sustain a 20% cut to non‑essential spending and earlier pay reductions, including a 25% cut for parliamentarians and 5%–30% for SOE staff, as the Intelligence Bureau runs a third‑party compliance audit.
- The extension follows oil‑supply disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz and high domestic prices, with targeted fuel subsidies for motorcyclists, farmers and transport operators extended to soften the blow.