{
  "id": 12781783,
  "title": "Govt hikes petrol price by Rs 1.82, cuts diesel rate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/govt-hikes-petrol-price-by-rs-1-82-cuts-diesel-rate",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T04:07:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1564031/govt-hikes-petrol-price-by-rs-1-82-cuts-diesel-rate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government has increased the price of petrol by Rs1.82 per litre to Rs396.65, while reducing the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by 91 paisa to Rs394.94 per litre, effective October 8, 2026. The revised prices will remain effective from October 8, 2026, under the government’s petroleum pricing mechanism. Meanwhile, oil prices rose on Wednesday, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}