ISLAMABAD: The officials of Petroleum Ministry have once again decided to raise the prices of petroleum products.
According to the officials of the Petroleum Ministry, the price of petrol is being raised by Rs1.9 per litre after which its price will climb to Rs84.80.
The rate of Kerosene oil is being increased to Rs1.97 per litre to Rs86.62; High Octane price will see a rise of Rs5.34 per litre; light diesel price is being jacked up by Rs2.13 per litre and; the price of High Speed Diesel is being kept unchanged at Rs92.10 per litre.
The new prices will be implemented from 12:00am tonight.
Yesterday, the government had decided to retain three petroleum products’ prices on August 1.
According to the yesterday’s news, prices of petrol, high-speed diesel and kerosene would not be changed in the upcoming month of August while other petroleum products prices are likely to increase by two to three rupees per liter.
