Pakistan cuts petrol prices by 80 rupees a liter

April 3 (Reuters) - Pakistan will cut petrol prices by 80 rupees ($0.29) a liter to 378 rupees, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said late on Friday.

The cuts will come from the government's petroleum levy, Sharif said.

The reduction in petrol prices comes just a day after the government hiked consumer prices for diesel and petrol, citing rising global oil prices spurred by the conflict in the Middle East.

($1 = 278.7000 Pakistani rupees)