Pakistan, June 10 -- The government has decided to continue its austerity and energy conservation policies, with a high-level committee recommending that the existing measures remain in force until June 30. The decision came during a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad, where officials reviewed the implementation of current restrictions and assessed requests submitted by various ministries and divisions.

During the meeting, the committee examined several proposals seeking exemptions from the ongoing austerity framework. However, after evaluating operational requirements and resource management priorities, members agreed that extending the measures would help maintain fiscal discipline and ...