{
  "id": 701653,
  "title": "Govt hikes diesel price by 0.54 paisas, cuts petrol’s by 0.94 paisas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/govt-hikes-diesel-price-by-0-54-paisas-cuts-petrols-by-0-94-paisas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T21:38:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1537741/govt-hikes-diesel-price-by-0-54-paisas-cuts-petrols-by-0-94-paisas/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government on Wednesday reduced the price of petrol by Re0.94 and increased the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Re0.54 per litre. Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs324.98 per litre while HSD will cost Rs382.79 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs114 per litre in taxes and duties on petrol and […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn Business",
        "title": "Govt cuts petrol price by Re0.94, raises high-speed diesel by Re0.54",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/govt-cuts-petrol-price-by-re0-94-raises-high-speed-diesel-by-re0-54",
        "published": "2026-08-12T18:12:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}