Overview
- Information Minister Ata Tarar said proposed increases of Rs150 per litre for petrol and Rs250 for diesel were blocked this week.
- Officials reported the government kept rates unchanged for March 14–20 by taking on a Rs23 billion price-differential cost.
- Press reports said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif rejected raising prices over Eid, with a summary proposing smaller hikes of Rs29 for petrol and Rs49 for diesel awaiting his decision.
- Field Marshal Asim Munir spent Eid with troops, lauded Operation Ghazab lil Haq, and reiterated that Afghanistan-based militants will not be allowed to threaten Pakistan.
- Karachi police recorded several celebratory-firing injuries during Chaand Raat and Eid, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa activated tourism police, 24-hour helpline 1422, and facilitation centers for holiday travel.