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But first, nations worldwide move to conserve fuel as straight of Hormuz closure threatens global economy.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shabez Sharif announced on 9 March

sweeping austerity measures to curb domestic fuel consumption after oil prices briefly reached

120 bucks a barrel due to the disruptions caused by the U.S. real war on Iran. The entire region

is currently in a state of war. Keeping this reality in mind, the government

took difficult decisions for the country's economy, Sharif said in his address. He said oil

prices already above 100 a barrel and could rise further, forcing Islamabad to conserve reserves

and take quick measures to reduce the need for fuel consumption across the country.

Measures in the public sector include a four-day work week for government employees and rotating work-from-home arrangements for half of the public staff.

The measures also involve two weeks of school closures, online classes for higher education,

cuts to official fuel use, salary reductions for ministers

and lawmakers, and restrictions on foreign travel and in-person government meetings.

This sounds really familiar.

Pakistani authoritized, said the plan was meant to utilize the available reserves of oil

in a judicious manner.

Workers in Pakistan who depend on driving for their livelihoods report that rising petrol prices

are eroding incomes and driving up the cost of everyday goods.

Elsewhere in Asia, Bangladesh imposed daily fuel sale limits after what Reuters described as

panic buying and stockpiling with state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation saying

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