{
  "id": 8804893,
  "title": "Fuel could hit Rs 1,000 a litre if shortage emerges, warns minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/fuel-could-hit-rs-1-000-a-litre-if-shortage-emerges-warns-minister",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T00:25:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1555962/fuel-could-hit-rs-1000-a-litre-if-shortage-emerges-warns-minister/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik issued a stark warning on Sunday that petrol prices could reach Rs1,000 per litre if a fuel shortage emerged in the country, as global oil prices continued to surge amid renewed hostilities in the Middle East and Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. Speaking to journalists in Lahore, Malik said petroleum […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}