Pakistan, Aug. 14 -- The Economic Coordination Committee will consider increasing petroleum dealers' margins by Rs1.34 per litre on Friday. The proposed increase could affect fuel pricing and dealers' earnings.

The ECC meeting will take place at 6pm under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. According to sources, the margin increase remains the meeting's sole agenda item.

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The proposal seeks approval to raise the petroleum dealers' margin by Rs1.34 per litre. Dealers currently receive a margin of Rs8.64 per litre on petroleum products.

The proposed increase follows government assurances given to petroleum dealers during recent negotiations. Officials had committed to review...