JI and government agree 'basic outlines' of petroleum levy relief deal
After a 10th round, Jamaat-i-Islami says it and the government agreed basic outlines of a petroleum levy relief deal, with a PM-Hafiz Naeem meeting next.
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After a 10th round, Jamaat-i-Islami says it and the government agreed basic outlines of a petroleum levy relief deal, with a PM-Hafiz Naeem meeting next.
Petrol falls Rs3.4 to Rs374.51 and diesel Rs7.76 to Rs395.20 for November 3, as the government says refineries will absorb Rs15bn a month to hold prices down.
Petrol now costs Rs387.54 a litre and diesel Rs402.24 from today, the second cut in two days as world oil prices ease and Saudi exports recover.
Deputy PM Ishaq Dar reviewed the PM's fuel relief scheme, under which 7.6 million motorcycle, rickshaw and small-car owners have registered for Rs100 a litre off.