Pakistan Announces Wartime Austerity Measures Amid Global Oil Crisis

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a series of wartime austerity measures on Monday night, saying the government must respond to a severe oil crisis triggered by the US-Israel war against Iran.

According to the Pakistani newspaper Dawn on Tuesday, March 10, Sharif ordered all government offices to operate only four days a week for an indefinite period. Schools and colleges will remain closed for two weeks as the country attempts to reduce energy consumption.

Under the new measures...