Prices of petrol, HSD increase by Rs. 35 per liter: Dar.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Sunday announced that the prices of 'Petrol and High-Speed Diesel (HSD)' have been increased by Rs. 35 per liter in the country.

Similarly, the prices of kerosene oil and light diesel have been increased by Rs 18 per liter and these prices will be implemented from today at 11 am on January 29.

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Ishaq Dar said this while announcing the new Petroleum Prices on Pakistan Television News.

He said that rumours were circulating on social media and other media for the past few hours that an increase of 80 rupees per liter is expected in the price of petrol, which were not true.

The Minister said that due to these rumours, an artificial shortage of petrol was created in the market. And thus, keeping in mind the anxiety in the market, the announcement of petroleum prices on the instructions of OGRA was necessary.

He said that the government had to take these measures due to the devaluation of the rupee and the 11 percent increase in oil prices in the international market.

The minister said that...