{"id":1442,"date":"2026-08-18T03:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T03:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2026-08-18T03:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T03:08:59","slug":"pakistan-hikes-petrol-diesel-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/pakistan-hikes-petrol-diesel-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel Prices Surge: Pakistan Hikes Petrol by Rs 5.77, Diesel by Rs 6.47"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Finance Ministry Issues Revised Rates Impacting Essential Consumer Commodities<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 id=\"p-rc_267099051c065873-84\" data-path-to-node=\"45\"><span class=\"citation-263 citation-end-263\">ISLAMABAD \u2014 The federal government has notified an immediate increase in the prices of petroleum products, citing adjustments aligned with international price benchmarks.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"45\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/psx-rally-pakistan-digital-assets-framework\/\">PSX Gains Momentum as Government Accelerates Digital Asset<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"p-rc_267099051c065873-85\" data-path-to-node=\"46\"><span class=\"citation-262 citation-end-262\">According to an official notification from the Ministry of Finance, petrol has been increased by Rs 5.77 per litre, setting the new price at Rs 331.20.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-261 citation-end-261\">High-Speed Diesel (HSD) saw an upward revision of Rs 6.47 per litre, bringing its retail price to Rs 390.42.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"46\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/transporters-strike-postponed\/\">Goods transporters postpone nationwide strike for 40 days<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"47\">Economic analysts project that the rise in high-speed diesel will exert fresh inflationary pressure on inter-city logistics and agricultural supply chains across the country.<\/h3>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"47\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/pakistan-credit-rating-roadmap\/\">Expert analysis: Pakistan&amp;#8217;s roadmap to sovereign rating upgrade<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finance Ministry Issues Revised Rates Impacting Essential Consumer Commodities ISLAMABAD \u2014 The federal government has notified an immediate increase in the prices of petroleum products, citing adjustments aligned with international price benchmarks. 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