Govt maintains petrol price for next 15 days in Pakistan

The federal government has decided to keep the price of petrol unchanged for the fortnight starting March 16, according to a notification released by the Ministry of Finance on Friday.

The government, however, slashed the price of HSD [high-speed diesel oil] by Rs 1.77 per litre, bringing it down from Rs287.33 per litre to Rs285.56 per litre.

The price of petrol will remain unchanged, i.e., Rs 279.75 per litre.

Earlier it was reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided not to increase the prices of petroleum products during the holy month of Ramadan.

In the last fortnight review, the interim government had increased the price of petrol by Rs4.13, while it had remained the price of diesel unchanged. 

The current prices of petrol and diesel are Rs279.75 per litre and Rs287.33 per litre, respectively.