Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) associations in Karachi have announced a nationwide strike from November 16 (Monday).
The associations have warned that businesses across the country will shut down if the government does not accept their demands within 15 days.
According to the Chairman of the LPG Marketers Association, Ali Haider, the government’s new pricing formula could increase prices by 25 to 30 per cent.
He said the government plans to set LPG prices across the country based on the cost of gas imported by sea, even though around 90 per cent of the gas is transported through bowsers.
Ali Haider added that the new formula would also increase the price of locally produced liquefied petroleum gas, which makes up around 30 per cent of the country’s total supply.
The official LPG price in Pakistan for November 2026 has been set at Rs294.07 per kilogram, following an increase of Rs 14.73 per kg by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA).
