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Pakistan Hikes Petrol and Diesel as October Fuel Resets Roll Out Across Regions

The adjustments reflect scheduled regulatory reviews tied to global oil prices and exchange rates.

Overview

  • Pakistan’s Finance Division raised petrol by Rs4.07 to Rs268.68 per litre and high-speed diesel by Rs4.04 to Rs276.81, effective from midnight on October 1 for the next fortnight.
  • The government’s final increases exceeded industry calculations that had suggested smaller hikes of Rs1.97 for petrol and Rs2.48 for diesel after OGRA forwarded pricing summaries.
  • OGRA reduced domestic LPG for October, cutting a household cylinder by Rs79.14 and lowering the per‑kilogram rate by Rs6.71.
  • South Africa’s DMRE set October adjustments with petrol up 1–8 cents per litre and diesel down 8–10 cents, alongside a 6.1 c/l forecourt wage cost addition and a slate levy that remains at zero.
  • The UAE Fuel Price Committee fixed October pump rates at Dhs2.77 for Super 98 and Dhs2.71 for diesel, while Indian OMCs published city‑wise October 1 prices under their 6 a.m. daily revision system.