Govt surges prices of petroleum products

Islamabad: The government has announced new prices of petroleum products.

The government has increased the prices of diesel by Rs10.39 per liter and petrol by Rs8.36 per liter.

Following the price increase, the new prices of petrol and diesel are Rs266.79 and Rs272.98 per liter, respectively.

According to the notification, the increase in the prices of petroleum products has been implemented immediately.

It is also reported that a carbon levy of Rs2.5 has been imposed in the new prices of petroleum products.

The levy on petrol has been reduced to Rs75.52 per liter, while the levy on high-speed diesel has been set at Rs74.51.