The price of the LPG was slashed by Rs15 per kilogramme after which the price of a residential cylinder has been cut by Rs170 while the price of a commercial cylinder has gone down by Rs 650.
This was stated by the LPG Distributors Association Chairman Irfan Khokhar who further said that LPG prices are expected to be reduced even more within the next few days. LPG would be available at 40-50 percent lower price than that of petrol and diesel, he added.
After the price reduction the new price of LPG in Karachi and Hyderabad would be Rs115 per kilogramme while the price of a residential cylinder would be Rs1,330.
In Sadiqabad, Rahimyar Khan, Bhawalpur, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan and Sahiwal the new price would be Rs120 per kilogramme while the price of residential cylinder would be Rs1,390. Meanwhile, the new LPG price in Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Jhelum and Gjjrat would be Rs125 per kilogramme while residential cylinder would cost Rs1,450.
The new LPG price in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Murree would be Rs 130 per kilogramme while a residential cylinder would be available at Rs1,510.
The new LPG price in Gilgit, FATA, Azad Jammu & Kashmir would be Rs135 per kilogramme while a residential cylinder would be available at Rs1,570.