Govt decreases diesel price by Rs2.73, petrol by Rs1.49 per litre

Business Recorder reported that diesel is now Rs402.24 per litre after a Rs2.73 cut, while petrol fell Rs1.49 to Rs387.54 per litre. The revised rates are effective for Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

A notification from the Petroleum Division on Tuesday showed that the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority revised the rates under the federal government's pricing framework for petroleum. The division linked the changes to global developments, among them shifts in Platts quotations, premiums and incidentals.

In the previous review on Monday, petrol had been cut by Rs2.27 to Rs389.03 per litre and high-speed diesel by Rs3.56 to Rs404.97. Separately, crude benchmarks softened on Tuesday, with Brent down $1.96 to $103.32 a barrel as investors weighed signs of Middle East crude exports recovering against supply risks linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran.