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The government on Friday kept petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) prices unchanged at Rs299.5 per litre and Rs311.47 per litre respectively, for the coming week.
The decision was announced in a notification issued by the Petroleum Division.
Last week, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs74 reduction in petrol prices and a Rs67 cut in high-speed diesel (HSD) prices as the government passws on the benefit of declining international oil prices.
Petrol is mainly used in private transport, small vehicles, rickshaws and two-wheelers, and changes in its price affect the middle and lower-middle classes.
