Balochistan, April 26 -- A deepening fuel shortage for police patrol vehicles in Quetta has significantly undermined routine law enforcement operations, heightening fears among citizens about rising crime and slower emergency response times, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, police vehicles across multiple stations in the provincial capital have reportedly been forced off the roads due to critically low supplies of petrol and diesel amid the blocking of Strait of Hormuz, even as the United States and Iran participated in the first round of talks in Islamabad, with the meeting ending without any deal.

These patrol units, essential for maintaining order and ensuring rapid response, are now operating far...