NA session: Govt assailed over high LPG, fertiliser prices

Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly criticised the government on Monday over rising fertiliser costs and its failure to keep liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) available at notified prices. During debate on separate notices, members said LPG priced officially at Rs280 was being sold for as much as Rs700 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, while also raising concerns about the burden of DAP and urea prices on farmers.

National Food Security Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain said urea plants were operating and that gas supplies were being maintained, while attributing higher DAP costs to the Middle East conflict and imported inputs. He cited fertiliser subsidies and a support price of Rs4,500 per maund for the 2027 wheat crop; Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik pointed to supply pressures and said the government was considering alternative LPG imports. The debate highlighted concerns over enforcement of official LPG rates and farm-input affordability, without announcing a new price or enforcement measure.