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Pakistan Petrol Price
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Pakistan govt increases petrol prices, opposition leader slams

| @indiablooms | Jul 20, 2021, at 12:56 am

Islamabad: Major opposition party of Pakistan has slammed PM Imran Khan-led government over the increase of petrol prices last week.

“The sharp rise in oil prices before Eid is unjustified and another mini-budget for people who are already stuck in the inflation quagmire,”  Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) parliamentary leader of in the Senate Senator Sherry Rehman was quoted as saying by The News International.

The Pakistani government on Thursday increased  petrol price by Rs5.40 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs2.54 per litre.

Similarly, the prices of kerosene and light-diesel oil (LDO) have also been increased by Rs1.39 and Rs1.27 per litre respectively, reports The News International.

The Pakistan government increased the price of petrol just ahead of Eid.

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