An overview shows tankers parked outside a local oil refinery in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. — AFP/FileFinMin Aurangzeb to lead 19-member committee.Strategy to prevent fuel shortages nationwide, Committee to assess prolonged war impact on economy.ISLAMABAD: Prime…
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