Petrol price in Pakistan likely to decrease by Rs9.62: It is is likely to drop from Rs235.98 per litre to Rs226.36 after a cut of Rs9.62 per litre on September 16 (Friday) for the next fortnight. However, a minor increase of Rs3.04 per litre is expected in the price of diesel, taking the rate up […]
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Filling stations no longer accepting credit/debit card for payments
Filling stations no longer accepting credit/debit card for payments: The majority of fuel stations nationwide have reportedly stopped accepting credit/debit card payment methods. Commercial banks charge a merchant discount rate (MDR) of 1.5 percent. The only payment method consumers are left with is cash payment for petrol and diesel purchase. A top official of oil […]
California to ban sales of petrol cars by 2035
California air regulators voted on a historic plan to address climate change and harmful pollution. The state regulators moved forward with a plan to phase out the sale of gas cars over the next 13 years in America’s largest auto market. “This is a historic moment for California, for our partner states, and for the […]
Major cut in petrol prices
The government may announce a major cut in the prices of petroleum products as the rates of oil decline in the international market and the dollar depreciates. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has started working on a new summary which is likely to propose up to Rs15 drop in POL prices. Sources privy […]
CM directs to reduce POL expenditure by 35% in govt departments
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has directed all departments and organizations to reduce use of POL expenditure by 35% in the wake of recent unusual spike in petroleum products. A letter from CM Secretariat to Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa says that provincial government was focusing on good governance and service delivery to the general public. […]
Petroleum products’ price kept unchanged
The government on Saturday kept prices of petroleum products unchanged for next fortnight so that consumers are not burdened with price hike, Finance Ministry said in a statement issued here. “In the fortnightly review of petroleum products’ prices. Prime Minister has rejected the proposal of OGRA for increase in prices of petroleum products,” the statement […]
UAE cargo ship sinks off Iran, rescue underway for 30 crew
Tehran : An Emirati cargo ship sank in Gulf waters off Iran, triggering a search and rescue operation for its 30 crew in poor weather, Iranian state media reported Thursday. “An Emirati car transporter ship sank nearly 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the port of Asalouyeh and a search operation has been launched to rescue […]
Minister should really think before he speaks
Whatever the critics might say about the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government, no one can deny that it keeps us entertained. Whether it’s the Great Khan saying that Jesus (peace be upon him) is not mentioned anywhere in history books or that Japan and Germany share a common border, or that a billion trees in his home […]
Petrol, diesel prices go up by Rs 6 per litre
The federal government on Sunday increased the petroleum prices by up to Rs 6 per litre for the month of April in line with fluctuation in the global oil prices. In a summary moved to the Petroleum Division on March 29, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) had proposed that the price of high […]
Increase in oil prices expected
An increase up to 12.8% in oil prices is expected due to instability in global oil prices for April 2019. On Friday a summary was moved to the Petroleum Division in which the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) planned that the price of petrol would be raised by Rs11.98 per litre and high speed […]