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Pakistan: After the elections held on February 8, a new government has not been formed in Pakistan yet. The caretaker government has once again burdened the people with inflation. The back of Pakistani people is broken due to inflation. The government has once again increased the prices of LPG along with petrol and diesel.
Diesel becomes costlier by more than Rs 8
According to Pakistani newspaper Dawn, the government there has increased the price of petrol by Rs 2.73 and the price of diesel by Rs 8.37. The government of Pakistan had issued an order regarding increased prices on Thursday (15 February) night.
According to the orders of the Pakistani government, the prices of these essential commodities have been increased for the next fortnight. In Pakistan, from February 16, the rate of petrol became Rs 275.62 and high speed diesel became Rs 287.33 per liter. Earlier in Pakistan, petrol was being sold at Rs 272.89, while diesel was being sold at Rs 278.96 per liter.
Pakistan’s Finance Ministry, in its announcement issued late on Thursday night, said that the government has decided to change petroleum prices for the next fortnight following the recommendations of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority. No change in the prices of kerosene oil and light diesel has been given in this announcement. Experts believe that an increase of Rs 4-11 per liter in the prices of petrol and high speed diesel in Pakistan was estimated.
67 percent increase in gas tariff approved
In an order issued on Thursday night itself, the Pakistani Cabinet has approved 67 percent increase in natural gas tariff from February 1. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, a cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Acting Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar, in which these decisions were taken.
