Overview
- The Cabinet Division issued the notification on Thursday and ordered a 50% cut to fuel allocations for official vehicles for three months with exemptions for armed forces, law enforcement, emergency services and operational FBR units.
- Federal departments face a three‑month ban on foreign travel with narrow exceptions and a blanket prohibition on buying new government vehicles and most durable goods while IT purchases and development projects remain exempt.
- The non‑employee recurring (Non‑ERE) budget for FY2026‑27 will be reduced by 5% through monthly deductions and the cut will also apply to foreign missions while maintaining rent, education and medical payments.
- Commercial hours have been moved earlier for energy saving: shops and markets must close by 9pm, marriage halls by 10pm and restaurants by 11pm with listed exemptions for pharmacies, hospitals, fuel/EV stations, bakeries, IT firms and call centres.
- A monitoring committee will handle exemption requests case by case and send recommendations to the prime minister while provinces and regional administrations have been asked to consider adopting similar steps.