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In his address, he noted that global oil prices had \u201cskyrocketed\u201d due to the instability in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan is playing its role as before in restoring peace in the region,\u201d he said, recalling Pakistan\u2019s recent engagements with Tehran and other regional actors in the matter, as well as engagements under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, accompanied by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, visited Iran as part of Pakistan\u2019s efforts to mediate between Washington and Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>In another meeting in October, held under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, CDF Munir, the Saudi defence minister, and the Turkish spymaster met top Iranian officials in Tehran. Last week, the\u00a0military\u2019s spokesman said Pakistan remained \u201ccautiously optimistic\u201d about its mediation between the US and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, PM Shehbaz also recalled that the government had planned to hike fuel prices by Rs15 on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPetroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik [..] talked to the refineries to bear the burden in their windfall profits. We will not let a common man bear this burden,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the fuel subsidy scheme, launched in September, the premier said it would run till the end of December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRs28 billion has been spent so far,\u201d he said, adding that the scheme was running \u201csuccessfully and transparently\u201d and that the Intelligence Bureau (IB) continued to monitor it.<\/p>\n<p>On liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the prime minister said that the \u201cera of mafiaa\u201d was over and it was now being arranged transparently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow when LPG is imported, competition will be promoted and it will be auctioned in lots. The government will take the profits and subsidise it for the common man,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also stressed that the federal government was holding meetings \u201cday and night\u201d to meet LPG, liquefied natural gas (LNG), petrol and gas requirements ahead of winter despite challenges arising from the closure of maritime routes.<\/p>\n<p>LPG supply has been disrupted in the country due to the closure of Iranian border crossings, resulting in gas cylinders being sold at twice the official rate in the open market.<\/p>\n<p>PM Shehbaz also said that the federal government had finalised a proposed Rs160bn package for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity is our number one, two and three priority in KP,\u201d the premier remarked. He further noted that counterterrorism efforts continued in the region.<\/p>\n<p>With the efforts of law enforcement agencies, the new government in KP and the support of the federal government, we will crush terrorism,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated that Pakistan was continuing its efforts for the restoration of peace in the Middle East amid escalating global fuel prices. The premier made the remarks while addressing a meeting of the federal cabinet. 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