Govt Keeps Petrol, Diesel Prices Unchanged

The federal government has decided to keep the prices of petroleum products unchanged for the next fortnight. The price of petrol will remain at Rs. 248.38 per liter while the price of high-speed diesel will be Rs. 255.14. “The Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority has worked out the prices of petroleum products for the next fortnight based on the price trends in the international market during the last two weeks. It has accordingly been decided that the prices of the petroleum products would remain unchanged during the next fortnight,” the finance ministry said in a statement. At the last fortnightly review of petroleum prices, the government increased the price of petrol by Rs. 1.35 per liter to Rs. 248.38 while the price of high-speed diesel was increased by Rs. 3.85 per liter to Rs. 255.14.