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Government raises petrol price by Rs2.84 and HSD by Rs2.28 per litre

From Dawn · () English

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  • Pakistan’s government raised petrol prices by Rs2.84 per litre and high-speed diesel prices by Rs2.28.
  • The new prices, effective Sept. 4, set petrol at Rs349 per litre and high-speed diesel at Rs374.31.
  • The government continues to levy taxes and duties of Rs114 per litre on petrol and Rs100 on diesel.

Petrol and high-speed diesel prices are going up in Pakistan. The government raised petrol by Rs2.84 per litre and high-speed diesel, or HSD, by Rs2.28.

Petrol will now sell for Rs349 per litre, while HSD will cost Rs374.31. The new prices take effect on Friday, Sept. 4, according to a Petroleum Division notification.

The government continues to collect Rs114 per litre in taxes and duties on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel. HSD prices have fallen from a peak of Rs520.35 recorded on April 3. The price had begun rising from Rs281 per litre after the US-Iran war broke out.

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