Petrol rose 88 paisas to Rs393.64 a litre and high-speed diesel fell Rs1.88 to Rs397.76, effective 6 October, under a notification issued by the Petroleum Division.
The previous rates were Rs392.76 for petrol and Rs399.64 for diesel.
Moving apart again
The two products moved in opposite directions, as they have done repeatedly this autumn. They price off different international products — gasoline and gasoil — and carry different tax loads, so a single statement about “fuel prices” rising or falling is routinely wrong.
Diesel remains the dearer of the two, at Rs4.12 above petrol. That gap has narrowed sharply: on 24 September diesel stood Rs24.63 above petrol. The two have not crossed over.
Petrol’s run this month
Petrol has climbed Rs6.24 since the start of October, according to Pakistan Observer, which notes the increase came in the first days of the month. Diesel has provided the offset.
Against this newspaper’s last published figures, on 24 September, petrol is Rs3.52 higher than Rs390.12 and diesel Rs16.99 lower than Rs414.75.
Why
The notification follows the standard mechanism, which uses a rolling average of international prices along with freight, premiums and exchange-rate movement. The Express Tribune notes the wider influences on that average: OPEC+ decisions, the conflict in the Middle East, sanctions on oil-producing states and disruption to shipping routes. Pakistan imports most of its petroleum requirement.
A standing caution
These prices are revised daily, not fortnightly. A figure correct for 6 October should not be assumed to hold tomorrow.
One sourcing note for readers who check for themselves: PSO’s price page has moved to a new address, and its “Premier Motor Gasoline” row currently shows Rs410, which is its Octane+ Euro 5 premium grade rather than the notified petrol price. The Rs393.64 figure is the notified rate, confirmed by two independent outlets.
[Image: The Express Tribune]
Sources: The Express Tribune, Pakistan Observer, Pakistan State Oil
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