Petrol, diesel prices to remain unchanged in October

Last month, govt increased gas prices by 3.8% and decreased petrol prices by 3.9%

The government decided on Wednesday to let petroleum product prices remain unchanged during the month of October.

Addressing a press conference, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that he had spoken to the prime minister about the matter before reaching the decision for the unchanged prices.

Dar also shared that the Oil and Gar Regulatory Authority (Ogra) had suggested decreasing petrol prices by Rs0.15 and diesel prices by Rs2.68. However, the finance minister, with the approval of the prime minister, decided otherwise.

On August 31, the government increased gas prices by 3.8% and decreased the petrol prices by 3.9%.

The current price of petrol will now stand for the next month at Rs73.76 per litre, whereas diesel prices are Rs82.04 per litre.