Govt Slashes Petrol Price
Islamabad: The government has reduced the petrol price by one rupee per liter as an Eid gift to the people, while there was no change in the cost of diesel.
The Ministry of Finance has issued a notification of new prices of petroleum products, according to which the new price of petrol has been fixed at Rs 254.63 per liter.
The prices of petroleum products will be applicable from midnight on Friday and Saturday. The prices of kerosene and light diesel will be released later as they are deregulated,
The price of high octane is likely to increase by Rs 20 per liter. It should be remembered that the government had decided to maintain the price of petrol at Rs 255.63 per liter 15 days ago.
