{
  "id": 16262261,
  "title": "Fuel dealers urge consumers to avoid ‘panic buying’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/fuel-dealers-urge-consumers-to-avoid-panic-buying-16262261",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-24T01:57:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn Business",
    "slug": "dawn-business",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039363/fuel-dealers-urge-consumers-to-avoid-panic-buying"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Petroleum and Natural Resources Ministry, along with the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA), has urged consumers to avoid panic buying despite ongoing negotiations between the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and the government to reduce fuel levies. PPDA Chairman Malik Khuda Baksh stated that the delicate balance between supply and demand has been maintained efficiently by all stakeholders, including the government, industry, and consumers. However, the recent closure of the Iran border has put the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market under stress. Baksh emphasized that there are no artificial shortages in petrol supply and that refineries are operational, with both crude oil and petroleum products being imported from Gulf countries.",
  "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."
}