ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that petroleum prices will remain unchanged for the next 15 days starting from June 16.
In his brief video message, the minister said that the international market witnessed a slight rise in the gas and petroleum prices due to which the government has decided to make no changes to the petroleum prices.
وزیر خزانہ اسحاق ڈار کا پٹرولیم مصنوعات کی موجودہ قیمتیں برقرار رکھنے کا اعلان۔
میڈیا میں ڈیزل کی قیمتیں بڑھانے کا دعوی کیا جارہا تھا جو درست نہیں، قیمتیں برقرار رکھی جارہی ہیں۔ pic.twitter.com/07FmDlPvgY— Raza Butt 🎙️ (@SocialDigitally) June 15, 2023
The minister also rebuffed news reports in the media regarding an increase of Rs3.5 in diesel and a mild decrease in petrol prices.
He said that after thorough consultation and recommendations by OGRA, the petroleum prices would remain unchanged for the coming 15 days.