Tag: Petrol

Govt jacks up petrol price by Rs1

ISLAMABAD: The government has increased the price of petrol by Rs1 per litre and that of high-speed diesel by 27-paisa per litre for the...

Petrol to touch Rs108 after ECC okays hike

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Friday approved the hike in petroleum products days after Prime Minister Imran Khan decided to send the...

Petrol filling stations flouting govt’s ‘no helmet no fuel’ initiative

ISLAMABAD: 'No helmet no fuel' initiative, introduced by the district administrations in the recent past to curtail the numbers of causalities on roads, is...

LHC rejects plea against petrol ban for bikers without helmets

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday rejected a petition seeking withdrawal of court orders that barred motorcyclists without helmets from getting petrol. Declaring...

No petrol for bikers without helmets in Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: In a bizarre step, the district administration in Rawalpindi has made helmet compulsory for the motorcyclists seeking petrol. According to details, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi Dr...

Hike in petroleum products prices challenged in LHC

LAHORE: The hike in the prices of petroleum products by the government has been challenged in Lahore High Court (LHC). The federal government, ministry of...

POL prices to remain unchanged during August

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday decided to maintain the prices of petroleum products during the month of August. According to a statement issued here, the government,...

Verifying complaints that PSO is importing poor quality petrol: CJP

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday said that the court is receiving complaints that Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is...

Caretaker govt increases petrol, diesel prices

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has increased the price of petrol, diesel and kerosene oil for the month of July 2018, as recommended by the Oil...

Police foil bid to transport smuggled Iranian diesel/petrol to Karachi

KARACHI: The police foiled a bid to smuggle a huge quantity of Iranian diesel/petrol from Balochistan to Karachi and arrested the accused here on Monday. According to details,...

Nutritionists endorse PFA’s ban on word ‘energy’ on energy drinks’ labels

Expert calls consuming such beverages equivalent to putting ‘substandard petrol’ in car LAHORE: Following the ban by Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on using the...

Opp parties protest in NA over petrol price hike

ISLAMABAD: Opposition members in the National Assembly on Friday registered a strong protest during the National Assembly session against the surge in petroleum prices, demanding...

Imran Khan, others criticise petrol price increase

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that the burden of masses is being increased, referring to the latest price increase in...

OGRA seeks Rs3.56 increase in petrol’s price

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Tuesday sent a summary to the federal government asking for an increase in the price...

PPP, PTI criticise hike in petrol prices

KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday slammed the hike in petrol prices and demanded the additional costs be retracted. In...

Petrol bomb thrown at Suu Kyi’s lakeside villa: officials

YANGON: A petrol bomb was thrown at the lakeside Yangon compound of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday while she was away...

40,000 litres petrol spill after overturning oil tanker in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: At least 40,000 litres petrol spilled on the Super Highway near Nooriabad Chowki No-7 Hyderabad on Friday when an oil tanker turned turtle. Eye-witnesses...