The prices of petrol and high speed diesel are likely to register a drop of rupees eight to 10 during the fortnightly review due on Wednesday.

The decrease in the rates can be possible as the crude oil price in the international market has gone down.

The petrol and diesel prices have been under continuous pressure in the international market for the last two weeks. However, during this period the value of Pakistani rupee against the US dollar has depreciated, due to which Pakistani consumer would not be able to cherish full benefit of the lower global petroleum rates.

It may be mentioned that the present petrol price is Rs283 and diesel is Rs303.18 per litre.