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Pakistan to close schools, take other measures to cut energy as oil spikes

Published on 10 Mar 2026 1:26:32 PM

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said schools would close for two weeks and announced sweeping cuts to government fuel use and spending on Monday (March 9), saying surging oil prices triggered by the war with Iran were threatening to destabilise the economy.

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said schools would close for two weeks and announced sweeping cuts to government fuel use and spending on Monday (March 9), saying surging oil prices triggered by the war with Iran were threatening to destabilise the economy.

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