'Will petrol be available in December?': Senate echoes with shortage concerns even as state minister says no supply issues

ISLAMABAD: The Senate echoed with fuel supply concerns on Friday as PPP’s Sherry Rehman questioned petrol availability for December and Opposition Leader Raja Nasir Abbas warned of a bleak situation amid heightening Middle East tensions. The concerns were raised even after Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Bilal Azhar Kayani said that there were no supply issues. He told the Senate during the question hour that more than 10 million people were benefiting from the government’s targeted fuel subsidy scheme, while Rs1,676 billion had been budgeted under the petroleum levy for the current…