Petrol price hiked again: Pakistan

Respite for customers, often distressed by the long-running fuel shortage, is receding further into the distance. Petrol pumps across the country downed their shutters from Monday in protest against the inadequate supplies being distributed by the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) while transporters have stopped carrying fuel demanding more money as the price in diesel has gone up.

- Consumers were hit by another fuel shortage since Sunday after as petroleum dealers halted distribution because of a dispute with the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC). NOC officials said that an agreement had been reached Monday evening, and the dealers would resume distribution Tuesday. The dealers said they stopped selling fuel as NOC had forced upon them a new set of directives related to retail prices of fuel, extent of technical leakage, and transportation cost. The petrol scarcity, which had been running for months, had faded away after a price revision last week.

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