In a recent contrasting situation, Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) recommended an increase of Rs 1 per liter in the petrol price but the government has raised it by Rs 5, soaring the burden on the citizens.
Previously, the authority forwarded a summary to the petroleum division suggesting to increase the price of petrol by Rs 1 per liter from September 16 but it wasn’t considered by the government.
It was also recommended to increase the price of high-speed diesel by Rs 10.50 per liter and kerosene oil by Rs 5 per liter.
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With the new decision of the government, the revised petrol price has now gone up to Rs 123.30 per liter, diesel will be sold at Rs 120.04 per liter, and Kerosene oil at Rs 92.26 per liter.
In this regard, News360 has prepared a digital report in which our correspondents have talked to citizens.
The locals seem upset with the government’s decision as to why the government did not accept OGRA’s recommendation and pushed the people further into the mire of inflation.
Sources claimed that the decision has been taken as a result of the surge in international oil prices and also Pakistani rupee devaluation against the US dollar.
The news of rising petrol and diesel prices has also doubled the difficulties for the citizens as schools are opening and work routines are getting to normal after the lockdown restrictions have been eased down across the country.
On the other hand, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Shahbaz Gill, who has been seen boasting how the government turned down OGRA’s price recommendations every time, has apparently vanished when his government has increased the petrol price by 4 times than recommended.