Pakistan · Nationwide Ex-Depot Rates
Today’s PETROL & DIESEL Prices in PAKISTAN
| Real-Time OGRA Update
Petrol · Super / MS
264.61
PKR / litre
▼ Rs 7.54 lower · temporary 24-hr adjustment
Petrol · Super / MS
264.61
PKR / litre
▲ Rs 7.54 lower · temporary 24-hr adjustment
Effective from 20 July 2026
Source: Petroleum Division, Ministry of Energy
Next fortnightly review: 1d 23h
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These are the official, PETROL & DIESEL Prices OGRA-recommended, government-notified ex-depot rates. They apply the same way in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar or Gwadar — the only fuel that legally varies by pump is Hi-Octane, which oil marketing companies price independently.
| FUEL | PRICE / LITRE | CHANGE | EFFECTIVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol (Super / MS) | Rs. 320.73 | - | 22 Jul 2026 |
| High Speed Diesel (HSD) | Rs. 367.21 | - | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Kerosene Oil (SKO) | Rs. 289.37 | - | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Light Diesel Oil (LDO) | Rs. 239.76 | No change | 04 Jul 2026 |
| Hi-Octane (Company Average) | Rs. 335 - 345* | Varies by OMC | Rolling |
| LPG (per kg) | Rs. 303.81 | No change | 31 Mar 2026 |
| CNG (per kg, avg.) | Rs. 210 - 240* | Region-dependent | Rolling |
Hi-Octane and CNG are not OGRA-regulated PETROL & DIESEL Prices are shown as indicative ranges — always confirm at the pump. Replace the figures above with your live data feed before publishing.
How Pricing Works
Why does the petrol price in Pakistan keep changing?
Pakistan imports almost all of its crude oil and refined petroleum products, which means the price at your local pump is only loosely connected to anything happening inside the country. Three forces do most of the work.
1. International crude oil prices
Petrol and diesel are priced off Arab Gulf benchmark rates, which move with OPEC+ production decisions, global demand, and regional supply disruptions. When Gulf benchmark prices rise, Pakistan's import bill rises with them within days.
2. The rupee-dollar exchange rate
Because crude and refined fuel are purchased in US dollars, a weaker rupee makes every imported barrel more expensive even if the dollar price of oil hasn't moved. PETROL & DIESEL Prices A one-rupee swing in the exchange rate can shift the pump price by several rupees once it works through the whole import chain.
3. Taxes and levies
The Petroleum Levy, general sales tax structure, and the newer Climate Support Levy are set by the federal government independently of the import cost, and can be adjusted at any fortnightly review to protect revenue targets or fund specific programs.
Who actually sets the number?
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority calculates a recommended price using import parity pricing and sends it to the Ministry of Energy's Petroleum Division, PETROL & DIESEL Prices which issues the final notification — normally every two weeks, on the 15th and the last day of the month, though the government has recently also issued short 24-hour adjustments while a fuller review is pending.
57% of the way to the all-time high (Rs. 458.40, Apr 2026)
All-time low this cycle sits near Rs. 230, all-time high at Rs. 458.40 — today's rate reads as moderate on that range.
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Same litre, same price, every city.
A question we get constantly: does petrol cost more in Karachi than in Peshawar? Legally, no — OGRA-notified rates for petrol, diesel, kerosene and LDO are uniform across Pakistan. PETROL & DIESEL Prices What can differ slightly is Hi-Octane, and informally, unofficial pump-level rounding at some stations.
Karachi
264.61 / PKR
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Karachi
264.61 / PKR
Petrol / litre
Karachi
264.61 / PKR
Petrol / litre
Karachi
264.61 / PKR
Petrol / litre
Karachi
264.61 / PKR
Petrol / litre
Karachi
264.61 / PKR
Petrol / litre
Karachi
264.61 / PKR
Petrol / litre
Karachi
264.61 / PKR
Petrol / litre
Reading the Trend
2026 has been an unusually volatile?
Petrol touched an all-time high of Rs. 458.40 per litre in early April 2026, before easing back through the summer as global supply steadied and the rupee held ground. Since then, prices have swung in both directions within the same fortnight more than once.PETROL & DIESEL Prices
For commuters, the practical takeaway is that a single fortnightly number is no longer the whole picture. Treat the "next revision" date on this page as the next scheduled checkpoint, PETROL & DIESEL Prices not a guarantee that nothing will change before it.
How Pakistan compares to its neighbours
Fuel taxation policy varies enormously by country, so these figures are shown in local currency for reference only — don't read them as a direct PETROL & DIESEL Prices apples-to-apples cost comparison without adjusting for currency and income levels.
| COUNTRY | PETROL PRICE (LOCAL CURRENCY / LITRE) | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan 🇵🇰 | Rs. 320.73 PKR | Government regulated, daily revision |
| India 🇮🇳 | ₹103.50 INR | Varies by state (Mumbai) |
| Bangladesh 🇧🇩 | ৳140 BDT | Government controlled pricing |
| UAE 🇦🇪 | AED 3.40 | Monthly revision (Super 98) |
| Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 | SAR 2.33 | Government regulated |
| United States 🇺🇸 | $1.06 USD | National average (Regular) |
| United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | £1.53 GBP | Average unleaded petrol |
| Canada 🇨🇦 | C$1.58 CAD | Province-wise variation |
| Australia 🇦🇺 | A$1.86 AUD | City-wise pricing |
| Germany 🇩🇪 | €1.86 EUR | Includes fuel taxes & VAT |
What a fuel-price change actually costs you
A Rs. 10 per litre increase sounds small until you follow it through a household budget. A daily commuter riding a 70cc bike roughly 20 km a day at 45 km/litre burns about 4.5 litres a week — a Rs. 10 hike adds close to Rs. 180 a month directly, before anything else moves.
The bigger effect is indirect. Trucking and inter-city transport run almost entirely on diesel, so a diesel increase feeds into freight costs within days, and from there into the retail price of flour, vegetables, cooking oil and almost every packaged good on a grocery shelf. PETROL & DIESEL Prices Economists generally treat diesel, not petrol, as the more inflation-sensitive of the two fuels for exactly this reason — it moves the price of everything else, not just the price of driving.
Public transport fares (rickshaw, taxi, ride-hailing) typically adjust with a lag of one to three weeks after a fuel notification, once operators and platforms recalculate their per-kilometre rates PETROL & DIESEL Prices .
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