Islamabad: Government has increased the prices of petroleum products, with a rise of Rs3.21 per litre in petrol and Rs3.19 per litre in diesel.
According to Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) notification issued on Wednesday, the new prices will take effect from 12.00am August 23.
The price of petrol has increased by Rs3.21 per litre, High Octane Blending Component (HOBC) Rs4.85 per litre, kerosene oil Rs3.52 per litre, High Speed Diesel (HSD) Rs4.40 per litre, and the price of Light Diesel Oil (LDO) by Rs3.19 per litre.
The price of petrol has increased from Rs93.57 to Rs96.78 per litre, HOBC from Rs120.16 to Rs125.01 per litre, kerosene oil from Rs92.83 to Rs96.35 per litre, HSD from Rs101.79 to Rs106.19 per litre, LDO from Rs90.11 to Rs93.30 per litre.
Sources also informed Geo News that going forward the petroleum products prices would be revised every week instead of fortnight.
Moreover, the price of CNG for Region One, Potohar, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has been raised by Rs3.21 per kilogram to become Rs88.61 per kg.
The CNG price for Region Two, Punjab and Sindh, has increased by Rs2.68 bringing it up at Rs80.94/kg.
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