Pakistan is going through the worst economic situation amidst the decrease in foreign exchange reserves. The fall in rupee and inflation is an indication that now only IMF can become the straw of drowning Pakistan.
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From time to time, those who give India goosebumps Pakistan His condition is now getting worse every moment. People are becoming victims of starvation. There is no grain to eat in people’s homes. There is darkness in the houses due to lack of electricity. The condition of inflation is such that in the country petrol and diesel prices Now it is getting beyond the limits of the common man. Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has again announced the increase in the prices of petrol and diesel today. One liter of petrol and diesel has become costlier by Rs 35 in Pakistan.
In his address to the nation, Ishaq Dar said that the Pakistani rupee is continuously depreciating and now the prices of petroleum products have increased by 11 percent in the international market. He said that in the last four months from October to January 29, the government did not increase the price of petrol. Rather, during this time the government had reduced the prices of diesel and kerosene. But now on the instructions of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, we have decided to increase the minimum price of these four products.
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Ishaq Dar told that we have decided to increase the price of petrol and diesel by Rs 35. Along with this, the price of kerosene oil and light diesel (LDO) has been increased by Rs 18 each. During this, the minister expressed hope that the announcement of new prices will dispel the rumors of stopping the supply of petrol.
What are the current fuel prices in Pakistan?
- Petrol – Rs 249.80 per liter
- Diesel – Rs 262.80 per liter
- Kerosene – Rs 189.83 per liter
- Light diesel oil – Rs 187 per liter
Long queues at petrol pumps across the country
Let us tell you that even before the announcement of Dar, long queues were formed at petrol pumps due to rumors of a huge increase in the prices of petrol in many parts. Reports shared on social media said that on February 1, the prices of petrol and diesel may increase anytime between Rs 45 and Rs 80.