{
  "id": 15926644,
  "title": "Govt reduces petrol price by Rs2.71, raises diesel's Re0.31 per litre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/govt-reduces-petrol-price-by-rs2-71-raises-diesels-re0-31-per-litre",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T18:05:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445292/govt-reduces-petrol-price-by-rs271-raises-diesels-re031-per-litre"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pakistani government has made adjustments to the prices of petrol and diesel, reducing petrol by Rs2.71 to Rs379.31 per litre and increasing the price of high-speed diesel by Re0.31 to Rs390.11 per litre. These changes, effective for Thursday, October 22, 2026, were driven by global developments, including adjustments in Platts rates, premiums, and incidentals. The Petroleum Division attributed the revision to the Petroleum Pricing Mechanism set by the federal government.",
  "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."
}