About 9 million people have benefited from the government fuel subsidy program, a briefing to the Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum was told on October 12, 2026. According to TechJuice, officials put registrations at 10 million. The meeting was held at Parliament House in Islamabad, with Senator Manzoor Ahmed in the chair.
Who is covered, and where fuel is sold
The figures given to the committee were for Pakistan as a whole. Consumers are being served at about 9,700 fuel stations, officials said. TechJuice reported the two headcounts together and did not explain the difference between people registered and people who have benefited.
For anyone buying fuel, the network described to senators is those stations. The account does not split either total by province or district.
Members also spent time on how petroleum prices are set. They heard about daily price calculations, stock availability, and the responsibilities of the Petroleum Division, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) and oil marketing companies. OGRA is the regulator for the oil and gas sector. Oil marketing companies are the firms that supply fuel.
Limited relief at the pump
Senator Manzoor Ahmed, who chaired the meeting, raised concerns about petroleum prices. Reductions had been modest even after new consignments arrived and with fuel stocks described as sufficient. Officials set out the way prices are fixed and later changed. They said prices used to be checked once a month, and that a daily review began during the Iran-Israel war.
The government fuel subsidy program sat inside that broader discussion. TechJuice did not report a per-litre amount, eligibility rules, or the date the scheme opened.
Gas connections in Quetta and jobs at ISGS
The sitting also turned to gas. Delays in connections in Quetta came up, as did the termination of employees at Inter Gas System (ISGS). The committee told ISGS to bring the termination rules and a list of the workers affected when it next appears before senators.
No date for that next meeting appears in the report, and no count was given of workers who lost their jobs. The committee has asked for both the criteria and the list at ISGS's next appearance.
What the briefing left out
Readers looking for a registration link or a tracking service will not find those steps here. TechJuice's account gives the national totals and the station count, then turns to prices and gas. It does not describe an online form, a tracking tool, or a separate figure for Punjab. That is the scale placed on the record for the government fuel subsidy program: about 10 million people registered, about 9 million who have benefited, and about 9,700 stations.
