POL prices unchanged

Published May 17, 2005

KARACHI, May 16: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee has kept the prices of petroleum products unchanged for the current fortnight of May 16-31. In a statement, the committee said that during the May 1-15 period, prices of petroleum products showed a declining trend in the international market.

The oil marketing companies during the current fortnight would continue to subsidize the price of diesel by Rs3.59 per litre, kerosene by Rs5.44 per litre and light diesel oil by Rs3.25 per litre and would be claiming the same from the government as price differential claim.

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