Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Sunday that the government has no plans to raise the price of petroleum goods for the time being.
Addressing a press conference, the finance minister said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had rejected the proposal of increasing petroleum prices today, adding that the government could not burden the people any further.
“We are not increasing prices today. Please do not go out in this heat to get your tanks filled,” said Miftah Ismail.
However, Miftah later tweeted, “But due to changing circumstances and international oil prices, we may have to revisit our decision soon.”
The finance minister stated that he will be part of a delegation travelling to Qatar for talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next week and he hoped the negotiations would be productive for the country.
