{
  "id": 16938240,
  "title": "Diesel price nears Rs400 as govt adds over a rupee to petrol, HSD rates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/diesel-price-nears-rs400-as-govt-adds-over-a-rupee-to-petrol-hsd-rates-16938240",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T18:18:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2040479/diesel-price-nears-rs400-as-govt-adds-over-a-rupee-to-petrol-hsd-rates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, the government increased the price of petrol by Rs1.85 per litre and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs1.75, bringing HSD's price close to Rs400. According to the Petroleum Division’s notification, petrol will retail at Rs377.91 per litre and HSD will cost Rs399.82 per litre on October 29 (Thursday). The government continues to levy taxes and duties of Rs114 per litre on petrol and Rs100 per litre on diesel. Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss his party’s demand for public relief by abolishing the levy. Rehman threatened to protest in Islamabad if no major relief was announced by mid-November. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association urged consumers not to panic buy, as excessive purchases could cause market distortions. The price of HSD has decreased from a peak of Rs520.35 recorded on April 3, after starting to rise from Rs281 per litre due to the US-Iran war on February 28. The petrol price peaked at Rs458.41 on April 3 after beginning its upward trend from Rs266 in the first week of March. The government has reintroduced austerity measures amid rising fuel prices, including closing markets by 9pm and cutting fuel allocations for official vehicles by 50% for three months. The government also announced a relief scheme for motorcycles, autos, and vehicles up to 800cc to alleviate the burden of rising global oil prices.",
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  "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."
}