Pakistanis locked in gas chambers soon after petrol prices raise

The Shehbaz government has increased the price of petrol by 22 rupees 22 paise per liter while playing the role of a loyalist of the Shah more than the Shah, while OGRA had recommended an increase of Rs 10 per liter in the price of petrol.

Gas prices have increased from 16 to 113%, economists say that the increase in the prices of petroleum products and gas by the government will cause a new storm of inflation on the one hand, and on the other hand, there will be a shortage of essential goods from the market. will go

Last night, the federal government considered the summary of OGRA officials to be rubbish and increased the prices of petroleum products.

The government has increased the price of petrol by Rs 22 22 paise per litre, while the price of high speed diesel has been increased by Rs 17 20 paise per litre.

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The government has increased the price of light diesel oil by Rs 9 68 paise per liter while the price of kerosene oil has increased by Rs 12 90 paise per litre.

According to the government notification, the new prices of petroleum products have been implemented from midnight.

According to the notification, with an increase of Rs.22, the new price of petrol has increased from Rs.249.80 to Rs.272 per litre. The price of high speed diesel has increased by Rs 17.20 per liter from Rs 262.80 to Rs 280 per litre.

The new price of kerosene has increased by Rs 12.90 per liter from Rs 189.83 to Rs 202.73, light diesel oil has increased by Rs 9.68 from Rs 187 to Rs 198.68 per litre.

On the other hand, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority has also issued a notification to increase gas prices. According to the notification issued by Ogra, the gas prices have been increased from 16 to 113 percent.

According to the notification, gas prices have been increased from 16 to 113 percent for various sectors including domestic consumers.

According to the Ogra notification, domestic consumers are divided into 12 different protected and non-protected categories. Protected customers will be charged Rs.50 per month and non-protected customers will be charged Rs.500 per month. Commercial gas prices have been hiked by 28.6% to Rs 1,650 per mmbtu.

According to the Ogra notification, domestic consumers with up to 100 units of gas per month will be charged Rs 100 per mmbtu, while domestic consumers consuming up to 150 units of gas per month will be charged Rs 47 per mmbtu. , and domestic consumers with up to 200 units of gas per month will be charged an increase of Rs 247 per mmbtu.

According to the Ogra notification, Rs 362 per mmbtu for domestic consumers with gas consumption up to 300 units per month, Rs 893 per mmbtu for domestic consumers with gas consumption up to 400 units per month and Rs. 1,640 rupees per mmbtu has been increased for domestic consumers.

Gas for fertilizer factories has been increased by 69%, gas for cement sector by 17%, gas for export industries by 34% and gas for non-export industries by 14%. The price of gas for CNG sector has been increased by 32%.

While talking to News 360, Farid Qureshi, President of Pakistan Retailers Association, says that due to the increase in the prices of petrol and gas, where there will be a storm of inflation, many household items will also disappear from the market. He has expressed fears that cooking oil and ghee may disappear from the market first or there may be a shortage. Because these days the cost of manufacturing things will increase a lot.