Government leaders
High-speed diesel price crosses Rs400 with Re0.85 increase; no change in petrol rate
The government on Thursday increased the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Re0.85 per litre, leaving that of petrol unchanged at Rs377.91. Following the revision, HSD will retail at Rs400.67 per litre. The prices are applicable for Oct 30 (Friday), according to the Petroleum Division’s notification. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in taxes and duties on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel. On Tuesday, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad to discuss his party’s demand to provide relief to the public by abolishing