Pakistan: Govt Makes Diesel Cheaper to Start September, Petrol Expensive
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
The federal government has decided to increase the price of motor spirit (MS) petrol but make high-speed diesel (HSD) a little cheaper for the next 24 hours, according to the latest update from the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA).
The price of petrol has been increased by Rs. 0.77 to Rs. 342.79 per litre. Meanwhile, diesel has been made cheaper by Rs. 1.03 to Rs. 370.41 per litre.
On Friday, the price of petrol was decreased by Rs. 0.58 to Rs. 342.02 per litre. Meanwhile, diesel was also made cheaper by Rs. 0.17 to Rs. 371.44 per litre.
Daily Revisions to Date
Since the beginning of the daily fuel rates update, petrol has gone up by Rs. 31.49/litre and diesel by Rs. 40.9/litre.
| Date | Day | Petrol (PKR/Litre) | Diesel (PKR/Litre) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August | Monday | Rs. 342.79 | Rs. 370.41 |
| 28 August | Friday | Rs. 342.02 | Rs. 371.44 |
| 27 August | Thursday | Rs. 342.6 | Rs. 371.61 |
| 26 August | Wednesday | Holiday | Holiday |
| 25 August | Tuesday | Rs. 343.1 | Rs. 371.8 |
| 24 August | Monday | Rs. 341.98 | Rs. 370.69 |
| 21 August | Friday | Rs. 341.59 | Rs. 368.29 |
| 20 August | Thursday | Rs. 337.51 | Rs. 364.70 |
| 19 August | Wednesday | Rs. 337.51 | Rs. 363.06 |
| 18 August | Tuesday | Rs. 334.54 | Rs. 395.69 |
| 17 August | Monday | Rs. 331.2 | Rs. 390.42 |
| 14 August | Friday | Holiday | Holiday |
| 13 August | Thursday | Rs. 325.43 | Rs. 383.95 |
| 12 August | Wednesday | Rs. 324.98 | Rs. 382.79 |
| 11 August | Tuesday | Rs. 325.92 | Rs. 382.25 |
| 10 August | Monday | Rs. 327.62 | Rs. 380.86 |
| 07 August | Friday | Rs. 327.62 | Rs. 380.86 |
| 06 August | Thursday | Rs. 329.82 | Rs. 383.36 |
| 05 August | Wednesday | Rs. 333.01 | Rs. 383.86 |
| 04 August | Tuesday | Rs. 328.56 | Rs. 385.86 |
| 03 August | Monday | Rs. 331.95 | Rs. 389.93 |
| 31 July | Friday | Rs. 336.03 | Rs. 392.38 |
| 30 July | Thursday | Rs. 336.15 | Rs. 393.04 |
| 29 July | Wednesday | Rs. 335.06 | Rs. 390.62 |
| 28 July | Tuesday | Rs. 335.81 | Rs. 388.38 |
| 27 July | Monday | Rs. 334.18 | Rs. 386.83 |
| 24 July | Friday | Rs. 335.18 | Rs. 383.46 |
| 23 July | Thursday | Rs. 331.52 | Rs. 378.66 |
| 22 July | Wednesday | Rs. 327.12 | Rs. 375.04 |
| 21 July | Tuesday | Rs. 320.73 | Rs. 367.21 |
| 20 July | Monday | Rs. 315.80 | Rs. 360.06 |
| 18 July | Saturday | Rs. 316.15 | Rs. 354.35 |
| Before daily pricing (11–17 July) | Friday | Rs. 310.71 | Rs. 323.30 |
Reference Link:- https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/31/govt-makes-diesel-cheaper-to-start-september-petrol-expensive/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
