The government on Saturday once again increased the price of petrol by a staggering Rs 8.02 and that of diesel by Rs 4.70 per liter.Similarly, the price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) was also increased by 11.98 per litre.
A notification to this effect has been issued. After the rise, the revised price of petrol has jumped to Rs 105.68 a liter and that of diesel to Rs 108.16.
The price of light diesel went up by Rs 5.45 to Rs 99.69 per liter; HOBC by Rs 8.94 to Rs 135.81 and the rate of kerosene oil jacked up by Rs 5.29 to Rs 101.69 a liter.
The price of CNG has been raised by Rs 9.93 to Rs 80.97 per kilogram in Sindh and central Punjab, while its rate in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and also in Islamabad and Rawalpindi has been increased by Rs 11.98 to Rs 89.10 per kg.
The revised rates of petroleum products will be effective from Sunday.
On the other hand, LPG price has come down by Rs 22 in the last two days.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Distribution Association Chairman Irfan Khokhar said LPG distributors had decreased the LPG prices by Rs22 per kilogram throughout the country owing to a bearish trend in the international markets.
The new price has been set at Rs110/kilogram with effect from April 3, 2012.
Government hurls another fuel bomb at masses
