Household fuel
Pakistan LPG Policy & Prices
Liquefied petroleum gas is the cooking fuel for households beyond the piped-gas network, and its price and supply have become a recurring winter pressure. Pakistan consumes about 2.4 million tonnes a year and imports more than half of it, much of it overland from Iran, while domestic production is allocated between quotas, auctions and state importers. This hub follows the policy decisions, the import arrangements and the gap between the notified rate and what households actually pay.
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4 November 2026Pakistan plans to scrap LPG quotas in shift to auctions and state imports
The government will replace discretionary LPG quotas with auctions of 5–10 tonne lots and bulk imports by state companies, as retail prices run at Rs600–800 a kilogramme.
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Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan approves tax-neutral bonded oil storage for Saudi firms as Hub complex advances
Pakistan has approved a tax-neutral bonded oil storage policy for Saudi companies and a VLCC-sized petroleum complex at Hub, alongside refinery investment and winter LPG cargoes.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan's LPG imports are paused while a new pricing formula awaits the prime minister
OGRA has prepared a revised LPG pricing formula tied to Pakistan State Oil's landed cost, and PSO, Parco and SSGC LPG have held off buying cargoes until it is approved.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan's essentials are 11.32% costlier than a year ago as October inflation is projected at 9.5-10.5%
Pakistan's weekly essentials gauge stands 11.32% above a year ago, with LPG up 106.86% and wheat flour 34.87%, as October inflation is projected at 9.5-10.5%.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan 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.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceLPG 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.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceFour fuel-laden ships reach Pakistan as war disrupts Gulf oil shipping
Four tankers carrying petrol and diesel reached Pakistan and more were due to berth, easing shortage fears as the Strait of Hormuz crisis disrupted oil imports in March 2026.