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Govt cuts petrol, HSD prices by Rs1.86, Rs3.32 per litre
New prices to come into effect from September 1
Islamabad: The Shehbaz government on Saturday cut the prices of petrol by Rs1.86 and High Speed Diesel (HSD) by Rs3.32 per litre for the next fortnight.
The new fuel prices will be effective from September 1, according to an official statement.
The statement said the petrol price has been reduced from Rs260.96 per litre to Rs259.10 per litre. The government also reduced price of high-speed diesel (HSD) from Rs266.07 per litre to Rs262.75 after a cut of Rs3.32.
Furthermore, the prices of kerosene oil and light diesel oil were also slashed by Rs2.15 and Rs2.97, taking it to Rs169.62 per litre and Rs154.05 per litre, respectively.