{"id":109351,"date":"2026-04-24T15:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=109351"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:03:28","slug":"petroleum-prices-in-pakistan-likely-to-remain-unchanged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/petroleum-prices-in-pakistan-likely-to-remain-unchanged\/","title":{"rendered":"Petroleum prices in Pakistan likely to remain unchanged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The government is expected to keep petroleum product prices unchanged for the current week, despite a sharp increase in global oil rates driven by ongoing tensions in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/global-markets-jittery-as-middle-east-tensions-drive-oil-prices-higher\/\">Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"523\">According to market data, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Brent Crude<\/span><\/span> has climbed to $106.18 per barrel, while Murban crude has crossed the $105 mark. Meanwhile, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">West Texas Intermediate<\/span><\/span> (WTI) has reached $96.73 per barrel in international markets.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"706\">Over the past week, WTI crude has surged by more than $14, while Brent crude has increased by over $15. Murban crude has also recorded a rise of more than $5 during the same period.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"908\">Despite the upward trend globally, officials indicate that local petroleum prices may remain stable for now. The decision will be taken in light of revenue targets and broader economic considerations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1046\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Sources say the final approval for petroleum prices will be given by the Prime Minister, who will determine rates for the upcoming week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The government is expected to keep petroleum product prices unchanged for the current week, despite a sharp increase in global oil rates driven by ongoing tensions in the Middle East. According to market data, Brent Crude has climbed to $106.18 per barrel, while Murban crude has crossed the $105 mark. Meanwhile, West Texas Intermediate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":102971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4792,138],"class_list":["post-109351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-petroleum-prices","tag-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109351"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109353,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109351\/revisions\/109353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}