ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government has kept the petrol price in Pakistan today unchanged, effective from September 16, for a period of two weeks, the finance ministry said in a statement on Monday.
The petrol price will remain at Rs264.61 per litre, while the price of diesel has been increased by Rs2.78, fixing it at Rs272.77 per litre.
Earlier, several reports alleged that the petrol will go up by Rs. 1.54 per litre to Rs. 266.15, an increase of 0.6% from the current Rs. 264.61. High-speed diesel, used commonly in transport and farming sectors, was expected to increase by Rs. 4.79 to Rs. 274.78, a 1.8% rise.
Additionally, Kerosene is expected to rise by Rs. 3.06 per liter to Rs. 179.87, and light diesel oil may rise by Rs. 3.68 to Rs. 163.44, a 2.3% rise.
Petrol price in Pakistan today
Previous petrol price revision
In the previous fortnight revision on August 31, the government had also kept the petrol price unchanged and reduced the High-Speed Diesel (HSD).
According to the notification, the government cut diesel by Rs. 3 per liter on September 1, with the new price being Rs 269.99/liter.
The most recent adjustment follows increased crude prices after Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia’s Primorsk port, one of the major Baltic Sea ports, disrupted exports.
