Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Opposition blasts PTI govt for dropping ‘petrol bomb’ in the dead of night

Sherry Shehbaz

The opposition parties in the country on Friday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for “massively” increasing prices of petroleum products just two days after the premier’s announcement of the “biggest ever” relief package in Pakistan’s history. The government increased the petrol price by Rs8.03 to Rs145.82 per litre, an all-time high, with immediate effect. … Read more

Petroleum prices likely to be raised by up to Rs10

levy on petrol

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is reportedly mulling over increasing petroleum product prices again. According to sources, petrol price is likely to go up by about Rs6 a litre after the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) recommended an increase of up to Rs10 a litre for petroleum products. The final decision, however, will be taken … Read more