ISLAMABAD: (HRNW) The Federal government on Sunday announced increasing the price of petrol and diesel by Rs35 per litre.
Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar while addressing a press conference, announced increasing the price of petrol and diesel by 35 per litre.
Following the changes in the prices, petrol will now be available for Rs249.80 and diesel for 262.80 per litre.
Meanwhile, there has been an increase of Rs18 in the price of high-speed diesel, and Kerosene oil.
The new prices of high-speed diesel are Rs 187 and Kerosene Oil are Rs 189:83.
Ishaq Dar said that the prices of petroleum products were not increased in the past four months, adding that prices of diesel and kerosene oil also decreased during the period.
The minister went on to say that the speculations had also led to an artificial shortage of petroleum products in the market.