{"id":105243,"date":"2026-04-09T10:33:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=105243"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:34:13","slug":"fuel-prices-likely-to-drop-sharply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fuel-prices-likely-to-drop-sharply.html","title":{"rendered":"Fuel prices likely to drop sharply after global oil decline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: Domestic fuel prices are expected to decline significantly in the upcoming fortnightly review following a sharp drop in global crude oil prices, industry sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initial estimates suggest that high-speed diesel prices could fall by up to PKR 100 per litre, while petrol prices may decrease by around PKR 60 per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The projected reduction comes after a notable decline in international oil markets, where Brent crude fell by USD 15.24, or nearly 14 percent, to USD 94.03 per barrel. Premiums on petrol and high-speed diesel have also eased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/govt-trims-petrol-levy-to-control-fuel-prices.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Govt trims petrol levy to control fuel prices<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources said the drop in prices follows improved geopolitical conditions after a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, which helped stabilise global oil markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They added that if current trends persist and the exchange rate remains stable, Pakistan could witness one of the largest fuel price cuts in recent periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, officials cautioned that fiscal pressures and revenue targets may limit the extent to which the relief is passed on to consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Domestic fuel prices are expected to decline significantly in the upcoming fortnightly review following a sharp drop in global crude oil prices, industry sources said. Initial estimates suggest that high-speed diesel prices could fall by up to PKR 100 per litre, while petrol prices may decrease by around PKR 60 per litre. The projected reduction comes after a notable decline in international oil markets, where Brent crude fell by USD 15.24, or nearly 14 percent, to USD 94.03 per barrel. Premiums on petrol and high-speed diesel have also eased. Read: Govt trims petrol levy to control fuel prices Sources said the drop in prices follows improved geopolitical conditions after a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, which helped stabilise global oil markets. They added that if current trends persist and the exchange rate remains stable, Pakistan could witness one of the largest fuel price cuts in recent periods. However, officials cautioned that fiscal pressures and revenue targets may limit the extent to which the relief is passed on to consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":105211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[72269,72191,72271,72266,72268,72265,72116,67895,72267,72264,72263,34475,59192,29414],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-105243","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-brent-crude","9":"tag-diesel-price-pakistan","10":"tag-economic-impact-pakistan","11":"tag-energy-prices","12":"tag-exchange-rate-pakistan","13":"tag-fuel-price-cut","14":"tag-fuel-prices-pakistan","15":"tag-inflation-relief","16":"tag-middle-east-ceasefire","17":"tag-oil-market-trends","18":"tag-oil-prices-global","19":"tag-pakistan-economy","20":"tag-petrol-price-pakistan","21":"tag-petroleum-prices","22":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fuel prices likely to drop sharply - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Initial estimates suggest that high-speed diesel prices could fall by up to Rs100 per litre, while petrol prices may decrease by...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fuel-prices-likely-to-drop-sharply.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fuel prices likely to drop sharply - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Initial estimates suggest that high-speed diesel prices could fall by up to Rs100 per litre, while petrol prices may decrease by...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fuel-prices-likely-to-drop-sharply.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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