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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 to double gas supply to power sector as imported LNG runs short
Pakistan is moving to lift gas supply to power plants to 160–170 mmcfd by end-April to contain tariff increases and loadshedding after imported LNG dried up.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan slashes diesel price by Rs135 a litre as fuel costs ease
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cut high-speed diesel by Rs135 and petrol by Rs12 a litre from 11 April 2026, passing on lower global oil prices.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan cuts diesel by Rs135, petrol by Rs12 as global oil prices ease
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cut high-speed diesel by Rs135 and petrol by Rs12 per litre in a televised address, taking diesel to Rs385 and petrol to Rs366 from midnight.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan weighs daytime-only commerce as power package saves Rs20bn
Power Minister Awais Leghari said the government is consulting provinces on limiting commercial activity to daytime, as its surplus power package saved Rs20.83bn in three months.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePSX plunges 3,500 points as Trump's Iran threat spooks investors
The KSE-100 fell 2.25 per cent to 152,011 points on 2 April 2026 after Donald Trump vowed to keep fighting in Iran, sending oil higher and dashing hopes of a quick end to the war.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan allocates Rs125bn to hold oil prices as PM reviews fuel austerity
A 29 March 2026 fuel review chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif allocated Rs125 billion to prevent a petrol and diesel price rise and pushed vehicle registration.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan holds petrol and diesel, raises kerosene to Rs433.40
On 28 March 2026 Pakistan raised kerosene by Rs4.66 to Rs433.40 a litre while freezing petrol and diesel, as PM Shehbaz said the state would bear Rs56bn.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan cuts development budget by Rs100bn to fund fuel subsidy
The federal government has slashed the Public Sector Development Programme by 10 per cent to keep petrol and diesel prices unchanged as global oil costs surge.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan finalises app-based fuel quota for motorcycles, rickshaws
The government has finalised a mobile app-based fuel quota system for two- and three-wheelers to target subsidies and cut consumption as the Gulf war squeezes oil supplies.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceShehbaz rejects Rs76 petrol hike on Eid eve as state absorbs Rs45bn
On 20 March 2026 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif rejected a proposed Rs76 petrol and Rs177 diesel increase, keeping pump prices unchanged over Eidul Fitr.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceRooftop solar boom shields Pakistan from Hormuz oil shock, study says
A study says Pakistan's rooftop solar boom has avoided more than $12 billion in oil and gas imports since 2018, cushioning it from Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan's LNG imports to run out after 14 April, Senate panel told
A Senate petroleum panel was told LNG imports from Qatar have been suspended since 2 March and that no LNG will be available in Pakistan after 14 April.