Pakistan secures energy supplies as Gulf infrastru...

Summary

• Pakistan has so far managed to contain the immediate impact of soaring energy prices triggered by the Iran war, but continued attacks on energy infrastructure across the Gulf could threaten its economic recovery, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned.
• In an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP) on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Aurangzeb said Pakistan had secured sufficient energy supplies to meet its needs through November.
• Aurangzeb said Pakistan had handled the initial shock effectively, avoiding fuel shortages, long queues at petrol stations and law and order problems linked to energy supply disruptions.

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Pakistan has so far managed to contain the immediate impact of soaring energy prices triggered by the Iran war, but continued attacks on energy infrastructure across the Gulf could threaten its economic recovery, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned.