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A roadside service station on Pakistan's M-2 motorway, with a long blue canopy over the fuel forecourt, a restaurant building carrying Urdu and English signage, a silver car parked at the pumps and green rocky hills rising behind.

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30 October 2026
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Diesel passes Rs400 as Pakistan holds petrol at Rs377.91 for 30 October

High-speed diesel rises 85 paisa to Rs400.67 for 30 October while petrol is held at Rs377.91, with the Rs85 levy and every margin left unchanged.

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A wide concrete forecourt at a Pakistan State Oil petrol and CNG station in Hyderabad, Sindh, with a green-and-white fuel canopy and pumps on the left, a tall red and blue CNG sign pylon on the right, parked minibuses and trucks along the road, and a motorcyclist crossing the open area.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan raises petrol Rs1.85 to Rs377.91 and diesel Rs1.75 to Rs399.82 for 29 October

Petrol rises Rs1.85 a litre to Rs377.91 and high-speed diesel Rs1.75 to Rs399.82 from 29 October, with the fixed Rs80 petroleum levy and Rs5 climate support levy unchanged.

A motorway service station on Pakistan's M-2 with a long blue canopy over the fuel pumps, restaurant signboards above the forecourt and a silver car parked at the pumps, set against green rocky hills.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan cuts petrol Rs3.19 to Rs376.06 and raises diesel Rs2.25 for 28 October

Petrol falls Rs3.19 a litre to Rs376.06 and high-speed diesel rises Rs2.25 to Rs398.07 from 28 October, even though both crude benchmarks in OGRA's price publication went up.

A large LNG carrier with a red hull and white cargo-tank covers on open blue sea, with a tug alongside the bow and the vessel's name and registry port painted on the hull.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan seeks US finance for refinery upgradation and long-term LNG supply

Pakistan's petroleum minister asked the US on 26 October to finance a $5bn refinery upgradation programme and to consider long-term LNG supply contracts. No deal was signed.

Household-size refillable LPG cylinders stacked in the bed of a white delivery truck, with two spare cylinders standing on the pavement beside it.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan to finalise LPG relief policy as NA told of Rs11.047 trillion in tax exemptions

Pakistan's government told the National Assembly on 26 October that an LPG relief policy would be finalised within days, and disclosed Rs11.047 trillion in tax exemptions.

A large rust-coloured above-ground oil pipeline running across sandy desert beside a barbed-wire security fence, with sparse shrubs and distant vehicles on the horizon.International — Region / International — Region

Houthis claim attack on Saudi East-West pipeline pumping stations as Riyadh airport reopens

The Houthis said on 26 October they hit Saudi East-West crude oil pumping stations and Riyadh airport, with satellite imagery showing damage, as two airport terminals reopened.

A Pakistan State Oil forecourt on GT Road, with a green and white fuel canopy on the right, a landscaped traffic island carrying a PSO sign, and a yellow and black painted kerb beside an empty road.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan trims petrol to Rs377.71 and lifts diesel to Rs391.75 for 23 October

Pakistan cut petrol by Rs1.60 a litre to Rs377.71 and raised high-speed diesel by Rs1.64 to Rs391.75 for 23 October, with the two fuels moving in opposite directions.

Rows of red refillable liquefied petroleum gas cylinders.Pakistan / Business & Finance

LPG cylinder prices top Rs10,000 as Pakistan's winter fuel squeeze deepens

LPG is selling for up to Rs750 a kilogram and more than Rs10,000 a cylinder, more than double OGRA's notified rate, as imports stay disrupted and a promised crackdown is delayed.

Grainy surveillance-camera still showing three small fast-attack craft closing on a larger merchant vessel on open water.International — Region / International — Region

Qatar and France demand Strait of Hormuz reopening as Iran ties it to US concessions

Qatar and France jointly called for free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, days after Tehran said the waterway stays shut until Washington accepts its conditions.

The LNG tanker Gulf Energy, with four spherical tanks on deck, moored in a Norwegian strait.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan receives second Qatari LNG cargo as winter supply gap looms

A second Qatari LNG cargo has reached Pakistan this month, restarting the PGPL terminal, but two cargoes leave a large gap against an estimated 24 needed for winter.

A hazy view of a PSO petrol and CNG station near Hyderabad, with a fuel canopy, parked buses and trucks, and a motorcyclist crossing an open forecourt.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan cuts petrol to Rs381.14 and diesel to Rs389.27 for 20 October

Pakistan cut petrol by Rs5.16 a litre to Rs381.14 and high-speed diesel by Rs7.69 to Rs389.27 for 20 October, the latest revision under daily pricing.

The Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, photographed from the side in July 2023 under a clear sky.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan withstood Iran war energy shock, Aurangzeb tells AFP in Bangkok

Finance Minister Aurangzeb told AFP in Bangkok on Saturday that Pakistan withstood the first-order Iran war energy shock but Gulf infrastructure attacks are worrying.