HSD

Govt following its bi-monthly schedule, is set to announce new prices on Dec 31

Price of other products including petrol, kerosene oil and light diesel oil (LDO) have been kept unchanged

Sub-committee proposed oil pricing based on Platts average

The govt has not passed on relief to consumers of HSD which is widely used in agriculture and transport sectors

With the suspension of local gas supply to CNG stations in Punjab, increase in price will affect the public directly

Ogra also recommends Rs19, Rs14 per litre hike in prices of kerosene, LDO, respectively

Increased demand comes due to growing automobiles and higher CNG prices

Experts say market should be free to determine petrol, gas prices