JI puts off long march on PM’s request as govt cuts fuel prices
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said on Tuesday that the party had postponed its long march until the first week of October at the request of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while making it clear that its protest campaign would continue. Addressing a press conference in Multan, Hafiz Naeem said the JI was raising issues […]
The federal government has reduced the prices of motor spirit petrol and high-speed diesel diesel for the upcoming 24 hours, as reported by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). This decision was made just hours after Jamaat-e-Islami postponed its planned march to Islamabad. The price of petrol has been lowered by Rs. 1.7, now standing at Rs.
392.05 per litre. Conversely, diesel has been made cheaper by Rs. 3.12, now priced at Rs. 418.96 per litre. Prior to this decrease, on Monday, the price of petrol had risen by Rs. 4.61 to Rs. 393.75 per litre and diesel by Rs. 1.96 to Rs. 422.08 per litre. Since the inception of the daily fuel rate updates, petrol prices have increased by Rs.
81.34 per litre and diesel by Rs. 95.66 per litre. On 22 September Tuesday, the price of petrol was Rs. 392.05 per litre and diesel was Rs. 418.96 per litre.
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