India, March 10 -- As oil prices soared past $100 per barrel for the first time in almost four years on Monday amid the escalating Middle East conflict, countries, including Pakistan, scrambled to save their fuel reserves. Islamabad implemented nearly a dozen measures to save fuel.

Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reportedly announced several oil-saving measures to deal with the ongoing worldwide fuel crisis, triggered by the US-Iran war. Follow US-Iran war news live updates

"The regional situation and war have affected our hard-gained economic stability, but the government is making every effort to prevent burdening the common man," Sharif said in an address to the country.

The move also comes after the Pakistani gove...