🚨 🇵🇰 PAKISTAN ORDERS 9 PM MARKET CLOSURES AS GULF ENERGY SHOCK FORCES EMERGENCY FUEL CUTS Pakistan has ordered markets to shut by 9 PM, cut fuel allocations for most government vehicles by 50% for three months, banned new state vehicle purchases and restricted foreign travel as Gulf disruption drives energy costs higher. (Reuters) The squeeze is bigger than petrol: Pakistan also faces costly LNG supplies as Hormuz and Red Sea disruption tighten regional energy flows. (Reuters) Brent and Asian LNG remain the key signals. Higher import costs keep pressure on inflation, government finances and the Pakistani rupee.