ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced petrol and high-speed diesel prices, with a notification issued in this regard.
According to the notification, the petrol price has been reduced by Rs1.70 per litre, bringing its new price to Rs392.05 per litre.
The high-speed diesel price has been cut by Rs3.12 per litre, with the new price set at Rs418.96 per litre.
Earlier, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Engineer Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced the postponement of the long march until he meets with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif following the premier’s return from the United States. However, the JI chief maintained that he is not withdrawing from the protest entirely.
Addressing a press conference in Multan after a consultative meeting with the party’s Shura regarding the Prime Minister’s request to postpone the march, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman said that since the PM has intervened in this critical public issue, they wanted to give him an opportunity to resolve it.
The JI chief stated that they will call on the premier as soon as he returns from the US after attending the UN General Assembly session, adding that they will definitely discuss the petroleum levy and Independent Power Producers (IPPs) issues with him.
He categorically stated that the party is not backing down from its protest movement, and nationwide sit-ins will continue.
The public contact campaign will also persist until the meeting with the Prime Minister takes place.
