PM rejects OGRA summary for hike in petroleum prices

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed to keep the prices unchanged for the month of November, says Ishaq Dar

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ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday announced that prices of petroleum products will remain the same for the month of November 2016.

During a press conference in Islamabad, Ishaq Dar said that Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) had sent a summary to increase the prices. However, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed to keep the prices unchanged.

OGRA had earlier recommended increasing prices of petroleum products.