Cabinet committee approves higher overloading penalties, petroleum levy amendments

On October 23, 2026, a federal cabinet panel backed proposals for steeper overloading fines and draft changes to legislation covering the Petroleum Levy and Climate Support Levy. The Cabinet Committee on Disposal of Legislative Cases also gave preliminary clearance to the National Highways and Motorway Police Seniority Rules 2026, according to Profit by Pakistan Today.

Law Minister Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar led the meeting, which also endorsed rules for setting up and operating the Asaan Karobar Technical Unit and the Pakistan Regulatory Registry. The papers will go to the relevant forums for the next stage of consideration, while Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Bilal Azhar Kiani and officials from concerned departments were present. The measures concern transport enforcement, petroleum levies and business regulation, but no final enactment was reported.