Overview
- New prices took effect at midnight, setting petrol at Rs321.17 per liter and high-speed diesel at Rs335.86 per liter.
- The government formed a high-level committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar to review prices weekly and monitor supplies after stakeholder briefings from OGRA and PARCO.
- Transport operators immediately raised fares, including increases of up to Rs230 on Islamabad–Lahore routes and up to Rs600 on Islamabad–Karachi trips.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa moved to limit petroleum use through precautionary steps, while Punjab assured ample reserves and warned against hoarding and profiteering.
- In a separate development near Sheikhupura, a joint ANF–police operation left two alleged traffickers dead, one constable killed and a lady constable injured, with 81.6 kg of hashish and 19.2 kg of opium recovered and a case registered.