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Pakistan Fuel & Energy
Follow Pakistan’s fuel prices, oil supply, electricity policy and the regional events affecting energy security.
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Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan opens Libya crude channel and lines up TPAO Indus Basin survey
Pakistani Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik told his Libyan counterpart on 12 October at the IEF in Riyadh that refineries should consider Libyan crude.
International — Region / International — RegionThird vessel strikes a mine in the Strait of Hormuz as shipping attacks resume
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy says an oil supertanker hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, the third vessel in days, as attacks on shipping resume.
International — Region / International — RegionIran ties Strait of Hormuz reopening to seven Islamabad MoU conditions
Iran's parliament speaker says the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until seven conditions in the June Islamabad MoU are met, as US-Iran talks stall.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan, IMF hit deadlock over fuel subsidy and Rs1.4 trillion gas receivables write-off
Pakistan and the IMF have hit a deadlock over the fuel subsidy scheme and writing off Rs1.4 trillion in gas utility receivables as the fourth EFF review continues.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan 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.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan cuts petrol and diesel prices from September 29
Petrol falls by Rs2.27 to Rs389.03 and high-speed diesel by Rs3.56 to Rs404.97 from 29 September 2026, under the daily petroleum pricing mechanism.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan raises petrol by Rs2.02 and cuts diesel by Rs3.59 from September 26
Pakistan raised petrol by Rs2.02 a litre and cut high-speed diesel by Rs3.59 from 26 September 2026, setting petrol at Rs391.30 and diesel at Rs408.53 for three days.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan ministers apologise for night load shedding as Qatari LNG stays offline
Federal ministers apologised for night-time load shedding, saying the loss of contracted LNG from Qatar has idled about 5,000MW of generation and spot cargoes are too costly.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceRLNG shortage cuts 3,600MW, forcing more night-time load shedding
Pakistan moved to additional night-time load management after delayed RLNG cargoes cut about 3,600MW of generation, the Power Division said on 30 August 2026.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan shuts about 2,500 illegal petrol pumps in fuel-smuggling crackdown
Pakistan shut down about 2,500 petrol pumps on 29 August 2026 in a nationwide crackdown on the smuggling and illegal sale of petroleum products, the FBR said.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan cuts petrol by Rs0.50 and diesel by Rs0.19 from August 28
Pakistan cut petrol by Rs0.50 a litre and high-speed diesel by Rs0.19 from 28 August 2026, setting petrol at Rs342.60 and high-speed diesel at Rs371.61.
International — World / International — WorldUS unveils sweeping new sanctions on Iran, targeting 60 entities
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said new sectoral sanctions target five Iranian sectors and 60 entities, individuals and vessels, as Pakistan pressed mediation.