Overview
- The Economic Coordination Committee approved a Rs75 billion technical grant to finance the three‑month scheme, which the government estimates will cost about Rs25 billion per month.
- Following an Islamabad pilot, the scheme went nationwide at midnight on September 16–17 with registration open by SMS to 9771 and token redemption starting immediately.
- Eligible non‑commercial users get Rs100 off per litre under fixed monthly quotas of 20 litres for two‑ and three‑wheelers and 30 litres for cars up to 800cc, limited to one vehicle per user.
- The IT ministry manages the digital Fuel Pass (send REG/TOK to 9771 with CNIC, plate, province code and registration date), and authorities ordered State Bank‑mediated payments to petrol stations within 24 hours and facilitation desks at pumps.
- Critics say the caps and reliance on the BISP database make the relief narrow and opaque, officials are weighing revived austerity steps, and the small subsidy may not prevent higher fares or broader household pain.