Govt Hikes Petrol Prices By Rs24.03.

Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Wednesday announced that the government was not in a position to bear subsidies anymore, therefore, it has decided to increase the prices of petrol by Rs24.03.

Starting from June 16, the price of petrol will be Rs233.89 per litre, diesel will be Rs263.31, kerosene oil will be sold for Rs211.43, and the price of light diesel oil will be Rs207.47, the minister said.

At the beginning of the press briefing, Miftah - who was flanked by State Minister For Petroleum Musaddaq Malik - criticised the previous government's policies that, according to him, 'deteriorated the country's economy'.

'Imran Khan had deliberately reduced the prices of petrol by giving...

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