{
  "id": 17273433,
  "title": "Petrol price unchanged, high-speed diesel raised by Rs2.29",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/petrol-price-unchanged-high-speed-diesel-raised-by-rs2-29-17273433",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T18:57:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2040998/petrol-price-unchanged-high-speed-diesel-raised-by-rs229"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government maintained petrol prices at Rs377.91 per litre on Friday while increasing high-speed diesel by Rs2.29 per litre, bringing the retail price of HSD to Rs402.96 per litre. This remains the second consecutive day of unchanged petrol rates. The new prices take effect from October 31 to November 2. Taxes for petrol stand at Rs114 per litre, while diesel is taxed at Rs100 per litre. Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss the party's demand for fuel price relief, agreeing to form a committee to explore expanding ongoing relief schemes. The party threatened to protest in Islamabad if no major relief is announced by mid-November. The price of HSD has fallen from a peak of Rs520.35 in April 3, rising from Rs281 per litre after the US-Iran war began on February 28. Petrol prices peaked at Rs458.41 on April 3 following the same conflict. The government introduced austerity measures in response to high fuel prices, including closing markets by 9pm and cutting fuel allocations for official vehicles by 50% for three months. The Petroleum Minister announced daily fuel pricing due to international market fluctuations caused by renewed Iran-US hostilities. Prior to this, the government had been announcing weekly fuel price revisions since early March. Fuel subsidies were announced earlier in April. Petrol, used mainly in private transport, affects the middle and lower-middle classes, while diesel, which powers heavy transport, power plants, and large generators, impacts the public broadly.",
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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."
}