{
  "id": 16636461,
  "title": "Govt raises petrol price by Rs1.54 per litre, high-speed diesel rate by Rs2.16",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/govt-raises-petrol-price-by-rs1-54-per-litre-high-speed-diesel-rate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T17:59:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2040001/govt-raises-petrol-price-by-rs154-per-litre-high-speed-diesel-rate-by-rs216"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pakistani government has announced a significant hike in fuel prices, with petrol increasing by Rs1.54 per litre and high-speed diesel by Rs2.16 per litre. These changes, effective from October 27, bring the retail prices of petrol to Rs379.25 per litre and HSD to Rs395.82 per litre. The increase comes amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which have driven up global oil prices. In response, the government has also introduced austerity measures, including reduced market hours and a 50% cut in fuel allocations for official vehicles for three months. The Petroleum Minister, Ali Pervaiz Malik, stated that fuel prices will now be fixed daily based on international market trends, replacing the previous weekly revisions.",
  "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."
}