Diesel up by Rs1.45 per litre

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has revised the prices of petroleum products. According to the new prices, one litre of diesel will cost consumers Rs1.45 more, while the price of petrol has been reduced by 21 paisa per litre. The new prices will be applicable from today.

According to a spokesperson for Ogra, the price of diesel has been increased from Rs71.85 to 73.03 per litre, showing an increase of Rs 1.45.

The price of petrol has been reduced by 21 paisa per litre. And it will now sell at Rs67.74 per litre, instead of earlier Rs67.95.

Kerosene oil price has also been reduced by 0.8 per cent. And a litre of kerosene oil will sell at 64.85 instead of Rs65.38. JP-1 price has been reduced by 0.8 per cent from Rs55.20 to Rs54.76 per litre and HOBC price has been slashed by 0.3 per cent a litre.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 1^st, 2010.