Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the recent increase in petroleum product prices in the country, terming it as an “economic suicide attack” on the public. The remarks came after the Pakistani government announced an increase of Pakistani Rs 26.77 in the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs 26.77 for the next week. The revised rates took effect from Saturday, according to a notification from the Ministry of Energy (…
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Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) The Pakistan government has announced a sharp increase in fuel prices, with petrol rising by 43 per cent and high-speed diesel (HSD) by 55 per cent, according to local media reports. The price of petrol has been raised by Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 137.23 per litre from PKR 321.17 to PKR 458.41 while price of HSD has been increased by PKR 184.49 per litre from PKR 335.86 to PKR 520.35, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. The price of kerosene has been raised by PKR 34.0…