Petrol, CNG prices likely to go up again

ISLAMABAD: Petrol price is likely to go up by Rs3.00 per litre, while diesel price to be slashed by Rs3.10 effective upcoming week, Geo News reported.

OGRA would be sending its summary to the ministry of petroleum tomorrow in this regard.

If the petrol price is increased as proposed, then CNG price would also rise by Rs2.50 per kilo, as these two prices are correlated.

Sources said that earlier oil marketing companies had sent their summary relating to the POL prices proposing increase in petrol price by Rs3.00 per litre, while a cut in the diesel price by Rs3.10. Kerosene and light diesel prices are also expected to be slashed by paisa 35 per litre.