Categories: Latest News

PM rejects summary regarding increase in prices of POL products, source

PM Shehbaz Sharif has rejected a summary regarding an increase in prices of POL products, it emerges on Wednesday.

According to the sources in the Finance Ministry, the petrol prices will not be increased today.

The source claims that there was no possibility of an increase in the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs23 and 53 per litre today.

Related Post

Earlier, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority proposed an up to Rs55 per litre increase in the prices of the POL products. According to a summary sent by the OGRA to the Finance Ministry, it has been proposed to increase the petrol and diesel prices by Rs29 and Rs55 per litre.

After the approval of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Finance Ministry is likely to issue a notification of the prices of POL products.

On the other hand, petroleum dealers and oil marketing companies have announced a countrywide strike from July 1 if their demands to increase the margin by six percent were not fulfilled.

Saman Siddiqui

Recent Posts

  • Latest News

Sessions Judge of South Waziristan abducted from Tank and DI Khan Border

Sessions Judge Waziristan Shakirullah Marwat was reportedly abducted from Tank and DI Khan Border on…

23 mins ago
  • Lifestyle

19-year-old girl from Karachi undergoes successful heart transplant in Chennai

A 19-year-old girl from Karachi is reported to have received a successful heart transplant in…

41 mins ago
  • Latest News

PTCL denies reports of disruption in internet traffic amid the cut in underwater fibre-optic cable

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) on Saturday denied disruption in internet traffic following the reports…

4 hours ago
  • Latest News

German ambassador loses cool at Rights Conference in Lahore as pro-Palestine protesters interrupt him

German ambassador lost his cool at the Rights Conference as pro-Palestine protesters interrupted his speech…

4 hours ago
  • Lifestyle

Karachi to get Eid ul Adha Cattle Market set from May 10

Karachi will get the Eid ul Adha Cattle Market set from May 10. As the…

4 hours ago
  • Technology

TECNO CAMON 30 Series set to launch at a grand fashion show in Karachi

TECNO, Pakistan’s premier smartphone brand, is gearing up to unveil its highly anticipated product line…

19 hours ago