The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet approved an increase in the margins earned by petroleum dealers on Friday, defusing a threatened nationwide strike that would have shut fuel pumps across the country starting Saturday.
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Pakistan fuel prices climb again as dealers’ talks with govt collapse, strike set for Saturday
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