Pakistan faces oil drought warnings as forex woes plague industry

Official indirectly links recent major blackout to conservation measures

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Motorists wait at a gas station in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, the day after a countrywide power outage. © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan is hurtling toward an oil crisis, distributors and some officials warn, as a prolonged shortage of dollars wreaks havoc throughout the economy.

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