Pakistan Raises Petrol and Diesel Prices Under Daily Mechanism

Pakistan raised the ex-depot price of petrol by Rs 1.12 and high-speed diesel by Rs 1.11 per litre, effective August 26, 2026.

The adjustments lift petrol to Rs 343.10 per litre and diesel to Rs 371.80 per litre, according to notifications issued by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority and the Petroleum Division of the Ministry of Energy.

Daily Pricing Adjustments

Official pricing records show the revision extends the daily pricing mechanism introduced on July 21, when petrol stood at Rs 315.80 and diesel at Rs 367.58 per litre. Rates had held steady at Rs 341.59 for petrol and Rs 368.29 for diesel between August 22 and August 24 before rising slightly on August 25 to Rs 341.98 and Rs 370.69 respectively.

Fuel rates remain substantially below their record peaks set on April 3, 2026, when petrol hit Rs 458.41 and diesel reached Rs 520.35 during the Strait of Hormuz supply disruption. Current rates, however, stay well above the pre-crisis baseline of Rs 266.17 for petrol and Rs 280.86 for diesel recorded on February 28.

Transport and Retail Supply Chains

For fleet operators and retail distribution networks across South Asia, frequent pump revisions complicate freight budgeting and last-mile consumer delivery margins. The shift from fortnightly reviews to daily pricing transfers global crude volatility directly to local commercial transport, forcing fast-moving consumer goods distributors to update their delivery surcharge formulas in real time.

Market participants are now tracking whether daily adjustments will hold prices around current levels or push transport diesel closer to the Rs 400 threshold as regional energy markets stabilize.