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A Shell fuel station at night in Karachi, with a brightly lit canopy, fuel pumps and a small shop.Archival photograph · 28 July 2012 · Karachi
Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan cuts petrol by Rs1.49 and diesel by Rs2.73 for September 30

Petrol falls by Rs1.49 to Rs387.54 a litre and high-speed diesel by Rs2.73 to Rs402.24 from 30 September 2026, a second consecutive daily cut under the new pricing mechanism.

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