ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to increase the prices of petrol and diesel for the next 15 days.
The Finance Ministry has revealed that petrol prices have been increased by Rs. 2.43 per liter and diesel prices have been increased by Rs. 3.02 per liter.
According to the official notification, the new prices are Rs. 265.45 per liter for petrol and Rs. 278.44 per liter for diesel. These price increments came into force from the very start of the day.
The authorities have advertised that these prices would be kept for the coming 15 days only, after which a look will be taken to decide if any new changes will be made.
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Earlier, on 15 October, the government decreased petrol prices for the next 15 days. The Petrol price dropped by Rs 5.66, and Diesel prices were slashed by Rs 1.39.
The Finance Ministry issued a notification, stating “petroleum product prices have decreased for the next two weeks to provide relief to consumers.”
The notification stated that petrol prices have decreased by Rs 5.66, resulting in a new price of Rs 263.2 per litre, while diesel prices remain at Rs 275.41 per litre.
The light diesel prices decreased by Rs 2.74, and its new price per litre is fixed at Rs 181.71.
The government has announced that the prices of petroleum products will remain unchanged at 264.61 rupees per litre for the next 15 days.
According to the Ministry of Finance, the price of diesel has increased by 2.78 rupees per litre, and the new price of diesel is 272.77 rupees per litre.
