The govern­ment is likely to increa­se prices of petrol­eum produc­ts by up to Rs4 per litreISLAMABAD: The government is likely to increase prices of petroleum products by up to Rs4 per litre in a monthly revision for October 2018. According to sources in the Petroleum Division, the government may increase prices of a litre of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs4 each. If the government approves the increase in petroleum product prices, the price of petrol will go up from Rs92.83 to Rs96.83 per litre and HSD from Rs106.57 to Rs110.57 per litre. Similarly, the price of kerosene oil will rise from Rs83.50 to Rs86.50 per litre and that of LDO from Rs75.96 to Rs78.96 per litre. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had reduced petroleum product prices by up to 5.6% for September.

Source: The Express Tribune September 29, 2018 04:30 UTC