{"id":20681,"date":"2026-03-26T15:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=20681"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:06:23","slug":"fuel-crisis-deepens-in-india-long-queues-at-petrol-pumps-as-police-deployed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=20681","title":{"rendered":"Fuel Crisis Deepens in India, Long Queues at Petrol Pumps as Police Deployed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) pb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto 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