{
  "id": 1776169,
  "title": "Govt Announces Another Confusing Increase in Fuel Prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/govt-announces-another-confusing-increase-in-fuel-prices",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T18:31:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/18/govt-anounces-another-confusing-increase-in-fuel-prices/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pakistani government has announced a further price hike for both petrol and diesel, effective immediately for the next 24 hours, according to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority. The cost of petrol has risen by Rs. 3.34 to Rs. 334.54 per litre, while diesel prices have increased by Rs. 5.27 to Rs. 395.69 per litre. This follows an additional increase implemented on Monday, where petrol prices went up by Rs. 5.77 to Rs. 331.2 per litre and diesel prices climbed by Rs. 6.47 to Rs. 390.42 per litre. Since the introduction of daily fuel rate updates, petrol prices have climbed by Rs. 22.24 per litre and diesel prices by Rs. 66.18 per litre. The table provided shows the daily changes in fuel prices from 11 July to 18 August.",
  "summary": "The federal government has decided to increase the prices of both motor spirit (MS) petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) for … Read More The post Govt Announces Another Confusing Increase in Fuel Prices appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "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."
}