The new prices for petrol and diesel have been announced in Pakistan for August 18, 2026. The price of petrol has been increased by Rs5.77 per litre, and the price of diesel has been increased by Rs6.47 per litre, according to the notification.
What are petrol and diesel prices in Pakistan for today?
The price of petrol has been set at Rs331.20 per litre, and the price of diesel has been set at Rs390.42 per litre. These prices have been changed for the next 24 hours.
Previously, petrol and diesel prices had changed several times under the government’s daily pricing system.
The government decided to keep the prices of petrol and diesel unchanged for the next three days last time.
Petrol continued to be sold at Rs325.43 per litre. The price of high-speed diesel remained at Rs383.95 per litre.
Earlier, on July 17, petrol became Rs5.44 more expensive while high-speed diesel increased by Rs31.50 per litre. Petrol reached Rs316.15 per litre and diesel stood at Rs354.35 per litre.
On July 20, petrol became cheaper by Rs0.35 and reached Rs315.80 per litre. However, diesel increased by Rs5.71 and reached Rs360.60 per litre.
Fuel prices went up again on July 21. Petrol increased by Rs4.93 while diesel rose by Rs7.15. The prices reached Rs320.73 and Rs367.21 per litre, respectively.
On July 22, petrol and diesel prices increased by Rs6.39 and Rs7.83. Petrol reached Rs327.12 per litre while diesel rose to Rs375.40.
The increase continued on July 23. Petrol went up by Rs4.40 and diesel by Rs3.62. The prices reached Rs331.52 and Rs378.66 per litre.
On July 24, petrol became Rs3.66 more expensive while diesel increased by Rs4.80. Petrol reached Rs335.18 per litre and diesel stood at Rs383.46.
However, the government decided on July 25 to keep the petroleum prices unchanged.
Under the latest decision, consumers will continue to pay the existing prices for the next three days.