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PM rejects summary to raise fuel prices

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday rejected a summary by the Petroleum Division, recommending raising fuel prices before March 1.

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Mar 01, 2021 04:09 AM

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PM rejects summary to raise fuel prices

In a tweet, Prime Minister's advisor Shahbaz Gill praised the Prime Minister for not raising the prices, writing in a tweet that Imran Khan did not approve the suggestion.

اوگرا نے تقریباً 6 سے 7 روپےفی لیٹر تک پٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمت بڑھانے کی تجویز کی۔ وزیراعظم عمران خان نے یہ تجویز منظور نہیں کی۔ پٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتوں میں کوئی اضافہ نہیں کیا گیا۔ عالمی مارکیٹ میں پٹرولیم مصنوعات کی قیمتوں میں مسلسل اضافے کے باوجود وزیراعظم نے اجازت نہیں دی pic.twitter.com/Xwmn3EuhGc
— Dr. Shahbaz GiLL (@SHABAZGIL) February 28, 2021

"OGRA [Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority] had suggested a Rs 6 to 7 increase," he wrote, adding that no raise was approved. Dr. Gill then went on to say that despite "constant raise" in the prices of petroleum products, Prime Minister did not approve the raise.

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