ISLAMABAD: With political challenges ahead, particularly the Senate elections, the federal government on Sunday decided not to increase petroleum prices.
“The government has decided that the prices of petroleum products will remain the same for the first fortnight of March 2021,” said an announcement by the finance ministry.
This is the second fortnight that the government did not increase petroleum prices despite higher import cost for five consecutive fortnights.
The ex-depot prices of High Speed Diesel (HSD) and petrol would remain unchanged at Rs116.07 and Rs111.90 per litre, respectively. Likewise, the ex-depot price of kerosene and LDO would remain at the existing rates of Rs80.19 and Rs79.23 per litre, respectively.
ISLAMABAD: The prices of petroleum products will remain the same for the month of March, according to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s aide on political communication Shahbaz Gill.Gill, in a post.
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