Pakistan, April 9 -- The Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has approved new subsidies for public transport and small-scale farmers as authorities seek to ease the impact of rising global fuel prices.

Presiding over a meeting at the Chief Minister's (CM) House, the chief minister reviewed the targeted public transport subsidy program, designed to maintain affordable fares and ensure the operational sustainability of the province's transport network amid unprecedented fuel price increases.

The CM was informed that petrol and diesel prices had risen sharply due to global geopolitical factors, with diesel and petrol costs increasing significantly in recent months. The surge has raised concerns over higher transport fares and dec...