Petrol and Diesel Prices Increased Again.Here’s What You’ll Pay on 14 August

Planning a long trip on Independence Day? Check the price before you reach the pump. It changed last night.

The government raised both petrol and diesel rates on Thursday night. The new prices are already live across the country.

Petrol is now Rs. 325.43 per litre. Up by Rs. 0.45. Diesel is now Rs. 383.95 per litre. Up by Rs. 1.16.

So how much extra will this cost you?

Let’s keep it simple.

• Bike, 8 litres: about Rs. 4 extra. Barely anything.
• Car, 40 litres: about Rs. 18 extra. Still small.
• Van or pickup, 50 litres of diesel: about Rs. 58 extra. Now it starts to hurt.

So if you own a car or a bike, relax. Today’s increase will not break your budget.

But if diesel is your fuel, this week has not been kind.

Diesel is the real problem

Look at this gap. Since daily pricing started, petrol has gone up Rs. 13.13 per litre. Diesel has gone up Rs. 54.44.

That is four times more.

And here is the part most people miss: you don’t need a diesel vehicle to feel a diesel price hike.

Diesel runs the trucks that bring vegetables to your market. It runs the buses you take to work. It runs tractors and tube wells on farms. It runs the generator at your local shop.

When diesel gets expensive, truck owners raise their rates. Then wholesalers raise theirs. Two or three weeks later, you are paying more for tomatoes and wondering why.

Diesel is now Rs. 58.52 per litre costlier than petrol.

Some good news too

Prices are still lower than they were two weeks ago.

On 30 July, petrol hit Rs. 336.15 and diesel hit Rs. 393.04. Those were the highest rates so far. Today’s prices are around Rs. 10 below both.

So yes, prices went up today. But they came down a lot more before that.

Full rate list since daily pricing began

You will notice 7 and 10 August have the same price. That is not a mistake. Rates are announced on working days only. Weekend prices stay the same as Friday.

Wait, why does the price change every single day now?

Good question. It did not always work this way.

Earlier, prices changed twice a month — on the 1st and the 16th. Everyone knew the date. So the night before an expected increase, pump owners would simply stop selling. Boards would go up saying “petrol not available.” Long queues would form. The next morning, they sold the same fuel at the new higher rate.

Daily pricing killed that game. Now there is no big date to wait for. Changes are small and happen every day.

The downside? You cannot time your fill-up anymore.

What decides the price?

Four things:

1. Global fuel prices. Pakistan imports most of its fuel.
2. The dollar rate. We buy in dollars. Rupee falls, our price rises.
3. Government taxes. The petroleum levy is charged on every litre.
4. Company and dealer profit, plus transport cost to bring fuel to your city.

This is why you sometimes hear “oil prices dropped worldwide” but your local price stays the same. If the rupee weakened at the same time, the two cancel each other out.

Quick tips to save fuel

None of these are magic. But together they save you real money every month.

• Check your tyre pressure every week. Low pressure wastes fuel. Fixing it costs nothing.
• Go easy on the accelerator. Sudden speed-ups and hard braking burn extra fuel.
• In city traffic, open the windows. On the motorway, use the AC. Above 60 km/h, open windows actually waste more fuel than the AC.
• Empty your boot. Extra weight means extra fuel.
• Get your vehicle serviced on time. A dirty air filter quietly eats your mileage for months.
• Do all your errands in one trip. A cold engine burns more fuel, so one long trip beats four short ones.

Sources

• Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan — official price notification issued 13 August 2026, effective for the next 24 hours.
• Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) — daily fuel price mechanism and rate structure.
• ProPakistani — reported daily rate table from 18 July to 13 August 2026.

Prices are revised every 24 hours on working days. Rates shown here are effective 14 August 2026. Please confirm the latest notification before making any purchase decision.