Petrol price up by Rs 26.02 per litre, high speed diesel by Rs 17.34 per litre

ISLAMABAD (A1tv News)The prices of petrol and high speed diesel have hit a record high in Pakistan on Friday. The caretaker federal government has increased the price of petrol by Rs 26.02 per litre and high speed diesel by Rs 17.34 per litre, A1tv News reported.

The new petrol price will be Rs 331.38 per litre from today (Saturday) after an increase of Rs 26.02 per litre while the new price of high speed diesel will be Rs 329.18 per litre after an increase of Rs17.34 per litre.

The finance division said prices of petrol and high speed diesel were raised because petroleum prices in the international market had increased during the last fortnight.