Prices of petroleum products decline

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the reduction in the prices of petroleum products.

The Federal Ministry of Finance has issued a notification to reduce the prices of petroleum products.

According to the notification, the new petrol price has been fixed at Rs249.10 per litre.

The new price of diesel has been fixed at Rs249.69 per litre.

According to the Ministry of Finance, the new price of kerosene has been set at Rs158.47 per litre.

The new price of light diesel oil has been fixed at Rs141.93 per litre.

The new prices of petroleum products have been implemented since 12:00am on Monday.

It is also reported that the Prime Minister was advised not to transfer the complete relief of petroleum products, but only partial, to which he did not agree saying that the common man has already been under inflation for a few years.

Shehbaz Sharif directed to transfer the entire relief to the people in the prices of petroleum products, reportedly.