Govt jacks up petrol price by Rs2.07 per litre

The federal government once again announced increasing the price of petrol by Rs2.07 per litre for the first half of September, a statement issued by the Finance Division said.
Following the changes in the prices, petrol will now be available for Rs235.98 per litre.
Meanwhile, there is also an increase of Rs2.99 in the price of high-speed diesel, after which the new price will stand at Rs247.43 per litre. The price of light diesel oil will be Rs201.54 after an increase of Rs 9.79 per litre.
According to the notification issued by the Finance Division, the new price of kerosene oil has been fixed at Rs210.32 per litre after an increase of Rs10.92 per litre.
The new prices will be effective from September 1, the notification added.