Event Brief
IT minister says open-transfer bike, rickshaw owners get petrol subsidy
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 9:06 AM ET
Summary: Federal IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja said owners or users of motorcycles and rickshaws holding vehicles on open transfer letters can receive the government’s petrol subsidy even if the vehicles are not yet transferred into their names in official records. She said the simplified registration process is meant to widen eligibility under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s petrol relief scheme, offering Rs100 per litre.
WHO: Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication
WHAT: Said open-transfer letter holders of motorcycles and rickshaws are eligible for the petrol subsidy under the government’s petrol relief scheme.
WHEN: Sep 14, 2026
WHERE: Islamabad, Pakistan
WHY: To clarify eligibility under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s petrol relief scheme and explain the relaxed conditions for second-hand vehicles registered under previous owners’ names.
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