On Saturday evening, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced that the prices of petroleum products will remain unchanged till October 31.
The Finance Minister said that he discussed the summary sent by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. After deliberation, they decided to stay with the current prices.
On September 30, the price of petrol was reduced by 12 rupees 63 paisa per liter. A liter of petrol will cost Rs 224.80. Petrol is mainly used in small passenger vehicles.
Similarly, the price of High Speed ​​Diesel (HSD) has been reduced by Rs 12.13 per liter from Rs 247 to Rs 235.30. HSD is mainly used in trucks and buses.
The price of kerosene was reduced by Rs 10.19 from Rs 202.2 to Rs 192.01 per litre. Kerosene oil is used to light lamps and run small stoves.
Light diesel oil (LDO) fell by Rs 10.78 to Rs 186.5 per liter from Rs 197.28. LDO is mostly used by tube wells.
The government will next revise the petroleum prices by October 31.
