Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has instructed PESO to develop safety guidelines for petrol pumps to operate near residential areas, offered concessions for women entrepreneurs and ...

Illegal petrol pumps have become a widespread menace in Pakistan, operating not only in remote areas of Balochistan, but also in major urban centres, including Karachi and Lahore. In fact ...

A Mastercard spokesperson told the BBC: "Last year, a change in industry rules meant that petrol stations with automated fuel pumps were required to pre-authorise a value equivalent to a full tank ...

The areas where the pumps are closed due to shortage of petrol include Shahdra, Wagah, Litton Road and Jain Mandar," Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association's secretary of information Khawaja Atif ...