Minister for Finance Mohammad Ishaq Dar here on Tuesday said Pakistan has maintained the lowest prices of petroleum products in comparison to the rest of South Asia, particularly India and Bangladesh.
The finance minister said that on the advice of the prime minister, the finance ministry was providing maximum relief to the end-consumers. He urged the petroleum ministry to focus on discovery of new fields so that the oil import burden could be reduced. The petroleum minister appreciated the stability maintained in oil prices for the benefit of the end-consumers.
