Petrol price jacked up to Rs233.89, diesel Rs263.31; Miftah Ismail appeals to masses to bear burden for few months
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs Finance Ministry to maintain price announced on May 27
The decision to not hike the price of petroleum has been taken to avoid burdening the consumers, says Finance Division
Current government's decision to keep prices unchanged will force it to give another hefty amount in subsidy from April 16 to 30
Finance Division says the price of petroleum products will remain unchanged till April 15
Government to bear "additional burden" of Rs30 billion for the fortnight — 16-31 March — due to unchanged prices
NEPRA will hold a hearing on the matter on February 28 at the CPPA’s request
Price of petrol reaches historic high of Rs159.86 per litre
The new petroleum prices will come into effect from January 16
New price of petrol will be Rs144.82 per litre against the previous rate of Rs140.82 per litre