{
  "id": 1765736,
  "title": "Govt increases diesel price by Rs5.27, petrol's by Rs3.34 per litre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/govt-increases-diesel-price-by-rs5-27-petrols-by-rs3-34-per-litre",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T18:05:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435406/govt-increases-diesel-price-by-rs527-petrols-by-rs334-per-litre"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The federal government has announced a price hike for both High-Speed Diesel (HSD) and petrol, effective Wednesday, August 19. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority has revised the ex-depot prices of petroleum products under the government’s pricing mechanism. The price of petrol has been increased by Rs3.34 per litre, raising it from Rs331.20 to Rs334.54 per litre. Similarly, the price of HSD has been raised by Rs5.27 per litre, from Rs390.42 to Rs395.69 per litre. These new prices will remain in effect until tomorrow, continuing the government's practice of adjusting fuel prices based on international oil markets and other cost factors.",
  "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."
}