LAHORE: The government, on Sunday, announced the revised fuel
prices which will take effect from 12am tonight. The
price of petrol was increased
by Rs 4.6 per litre.
The announcem
ent was made by Miftah Ismail, PM’s advisor on finance. He said that the raise in fuel
prices was approved by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on the
recommendation of Oil and Gas Reg
ulatory Authority (OGRA). He further said that fuel
prices were also increasing in the international market and despite the increase, the rates for fuel in Pakistan were less in Pakistan compared to Turkey, India and Bangladesh.
After the Rs 4.6 increase, the new
price of petrol will be Rs 81.53.
High speed diesel
price went up
by Rs 3.96 and its new
price will be Rs 89.91 per litre. The
price of light diesel increased
by Rs 6.25 and its new
price will be Rs 58.37 per litre.
Kerosene oil saw the highest
price increase of Rs 6.79. Its new
price will be Rs 64.30 per litre.
