I understand pilots at Gulf Air are pressured into flying with minimum fuel - is this true?
If it is true, then that is your story. Is management trying to force pilots into an unsafe operation for the sake of a few dollars? Safety and Profit are always in conflict. Push one and the other will suffer.
In my airline (BA) I have never, ever been pushed into taking less fuel. And when I take more, I am never asked to account for it. And that is how it should be. Anything less is profit eroding safety.
What I am expected to do, is make a safe professional decision about the fuel required.