The government has cut petrol and diesel prices for the third consecutive day, bringing petrol down to Rs362.00 per litre and high-speed diesel to Rs387.81 per litre from November 5. Taken together, the three revisions have taken Rs15.91 off the price of petrol and Rs15.15 off diesel since the start of the week, the sharpest...
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Petrol Falls Rs3.40 to Rs374.51 and Diesel Rs7.76 to Rs395.20 as Refineries Share the Cost
The government has cut the price of petrol by Rs3.40 per litre and high-speed diesel by Rs7.76 per litre, bringing relief of a modest kind to motorists, transporters and farmers who have been paying close to Rs400 for diesel. The new prices, announced by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Monday night, took...
Petroleum Levy: JI Pauses Islamabad March, Warns of Long March if Talks Fail
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has shelved, for now, its plan to march on Islamabad over the petroleum levy, but the party is making clear that the pause is tactical rather than final. With Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expected back in the country soon, JI Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said a long march remains on the table...
JI Chief Says Petrol Price Could Drop by Rs106 Per Litre if Government Scraps Levy
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has said petrol prices could fall by as much as Rs106 per litre if the government abolishes the petroleum levy and removes certain taxes on the commodity, as his party’s weeks-long protest campaign against fuel prices heads toward a critical government meeting on Thursday. Speaking on Geo News’...


