Last Updated on: 15th August 2023, 09:40 pm
Petrol Price in Pakistan Today 15th August 2023
Let’s discuss Petrol Price in Pakistan Today 15th August 2023. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Tuesday that the government has decided to increase the price of petrol from 16th August to 31st August, after which the petrol will sell at a record Rs290.45 per liter.
“The [government] will not suffer any more losses from petroleum products,” the finance minister said during a news conference, urging the masses to shoulder the burden for a few months as the government has no choice.
Latest Petrol Price in Pakistan 15 August 2023
Miftah Ismail said the new Petrol prices would come into effect from 12 am on August 15.
| Commodity | Previous Price | New Price | Change in Price |
| Petrol | Rs272.95 | Rs290.45 | +17.50 |
| Diesel | Rs253.50 | Rs293.40 | +20.00 |
| Kerosene Oil | Rs230.26 | Rs230.26 | 0.00 |
| Light Diesel Oil | Rs226.15 | Rs226.15 | 0.00 |
“We know people would suffer, but we were powerless because the other way was the way of destruction. We will not take the country there,” said the finance minister.
The government finance minister would soon control inflation and bring relief to the people.
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinistryPak) August 15, 2023
Imran Khan Deliberately Lowered The Prices
At the beginning of the press conference, Miftah, who was accompanied by Oil Minister Musaddaq Malik, criticized the previous government’s policies, which had “worsened the country’s economy”.
“Imran Khan deliberately lowered petrol prices by providing subsidies,” Miftah said, adding that the incumbent government bears the brunt of these decisions.
He said Pakistan is currently losing 24.03 rupees per liter on petrol, 59.16 rupees on diesel, 39.49 rupees on kerosene, and 39.16 rupees on light diesel.
He said that the loss surpassed Rs. 120 Billion in May, three times more than Rs. 40 Billion.
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We Reject This Robbery
In response to the development, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter and announced that his party had opposed the surge in petroleum products.
“We pushed back this robbery with all our might in the middle of the night,” he wrote.
“The rise in petrol prices has broken the middle class. People should join the protest against this incompetent government.”
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