{"id":3461,"date":"2026-10-29T00:03:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3461"},"modified":"2026-10-29T00:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:03:55","slug":"government-raises-petrol-diesel-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3461","title":{"rendered":"Government raises petrol, diesel prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The government has increased the price of petrol by Rs1.85 per litre and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs1.75 per litre, effective October 29, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division on Wednesday, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) revised the prices of petroleum products under the federal government\u2019s pricing mechanism.<\/p>\n<p>Following the revision, petrol will cost Rs377.91 per litre, up from Rs376.06, while the price of high-speed diesel has risen to Rs399.82 per litre from Rs398.07.<\/p>\n<p>The revised prices will take effect on Thursday, October 29.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full sm:w-full  media--center    media--uneven  media--stretch\" data-original-src=\"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/28231131dcf89d0.webp\">\n<div class=\"media__item  \"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/28231131dcf89d0.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The adjustment comes amid fluctuations in international oil prices, with global crude rates rising on Wednesday as renewed fighting in Yemen and an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia heightened concerns about potential supply disruptions in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The latest increase follows recent fluctuations in domestic fuel prices.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the government reduced petrol prices by Rs3.19 per litre while increasing the price of high-speed diesel by Rs2.25 per litre.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, petrol prices had risen by Rs1.54 per litre and diesel by Rs2.16 per litre.<\/p>\n<p>Globally, oil prices climbed about 2% on Wednesday as continued fighting in Yemen and an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia renewed concerns about additional supply disruptions from the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Brent futures rose $1.81, or 1.6%, to $115.69 per barrel at 10:42 a.m. EDT (1442 GMT), while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose $2.52, or 2.5%, to $102.42.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has increased the price of petrol by Rs1.85 per litre and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs1.75 per litre, effective October 29, 2026. According to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division on Wednesday, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) revised the prices of petroleum products under the federal government\u2019s pricing mechanism. Following the revision, petrol will cost Rs377.91 per litre, up from Rs376.06, while the price of high-speed diesel has risen to Rs399.82 per litre from Rs398.07. The revised prices will take effect on Thursday, October 29.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3461\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}