Islamabad, Pakistan, April 3, 2026 (AFP) - Pakistan says free public transportation in capital as energy crisis bites

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2026-04-03

Public transport in Pakistan's capital will be free for the general public, the interior minister said Friday, after the government drastically raised fuel prices due to spiking global energy prices caused by the Iran war. "All public transport in Islamabad will be made free of cost for the general public for the next 30 days, starting tomorrow (Saturday)," the interior minister Mohsin Naqvi wrote on X, adding the government will bear a burden of......

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