Shopkeepers worried about impact of 'smart lockdown' over fuel price rises

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(8 Apr 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Lahore, Pakistan - 7 April 2026 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Various of shops being closed at 8:00 p.m. after lockdown due to fuel shortage in Pakistan 2. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Bilal Mustafa, shopkeeper: “The government should not order the closure of shops at 8:00 p.m., but it should be extended to 10:00 p.m. The shopkeepers should open their shops earlier at 10:00 a.m.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Karachi, Pakistan - 7 April 2026 3. Various of motorcyclists filling