According to the caretaker government, the prices of petroleum products in Pakistan are still low

Islam Abad(94 news) Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen said that the prices of petroleum products in Pakistan are the lowest in the region, the government is taking effective measures to control the rising prices of food grains, the government is determined to provide maximum relief to the people.

Special Assistant on Food Security Jamshed Iqbal Cheema, while discussing the occasion of meeting with Interior Minister in Islamabad, Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen said that petroleum prices in Pakistan are the lowest in the region, the recent increase in petroleum prices was due to the increase in oil prices in the international markets.

He said that during the corona epidemic, the government is taking effective measures to control the rising prices of food grains, they are taking steps to maintain the reserves of wheat, sugar and pulses, the government is determined to provide maximum relief to the people, in this context, the government is taking steps to establish strategic reserves of wheat, sugar and pulses. 12.5 Millions of families need basic necessities 4 It is providing direct compensation on commodities which is forty percent of the country's population.