ISLAMABAD – Federal Finance Minister Hammad Azhar on Wednesday announceddecreasing the petrol price by Rs 1.50 and that of diesel by Rs 3.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, Hammad said government took thedecision in view the trend of oil prices in the international market.
Hammad said the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) fixed the wheatsupport price at Rs1800 per 40kg. He said this decision would providerelief to the farmers.
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He said that ECC also decided to import five hundred thousand tonne ofsugar from India. He said the prices of the commodity are lower in India ascompared to Pakistan. He said the import of sugar will improve the supplysituation which will directly benefit the common man.
