Pakistan
Petrol price increases by Rs.26.2 per litre
A massive hike of Rs26.2 per litre was made on petrol and the new price would be Rs331.38 per litre.
Islamabad: The caretaker government jacked up the petrol price by more than Rs26 and diesel price by over Rs17 per litre on Friday.
According to the Finance Ministry, the decision has been taken due to the increase in oil prices in the international market.
A massive hike of Rs26.2 per litre was made on petrol and the new price would be Rs331.38 per litre.
Furthermore, Rs17.34 was jacked up on diesel and the new price would be Rs329.18 per litre.
This is the second time within a month that prices of petroleum products have been increased to take them to a historic high.