ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday reduced prices of petroleum products for remaining period of August.

Briefing media this evening, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said price of petrol is being reduced by 1.80 rupees per liter and high speed diesel by 2.50 rupees while prices of kerosene oil and light diesel oil will remain intact.

The new price of petrol is sixty-nine rupees and fifty paisa per liter, high speed diesel seventy-seven rupees and forty paisa, and kerosene oil and light speed diesel oil forty-four rupees per liter each.

The new prices will come into effect from mid night tonight till mid night of 31st of this month.— Radio Pakistan