Pakistan’s notified petrol price fell by Rs8 to Rs338 per litre, while high-speed diesel (HSD) fell by Rs7 to Rs371 per litre, effective at midnight at the start of 11 November 2026. The 11 November OGRA price build-up, hosted as a PDF mirror, gives the effective time and breaks down the new totals. ARY News reported the reductions on 10 November.
The change affects the cost of fuel bought at the new rates. To estimate what it saves on a commute or a delivery run, start with the litres you actually use. To check a receipt, start with the product name, the purchase time and the posted rate. Those are different questions, and the regulator’s worksheet helps explain why.
Which rates changed on 11 November?
| Fuel | Previous rate per litre | New rate per litre | Reduction per litre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol (motor spirit) | Rs346 | Rs338 | Rs8 |
| High-speed diesel | Rs378 | Rs371 | Rs7 |
The previous figures in the table are the new rates plus the reported cuts. The Express Tribune’s 10 November report corroborates both reductions. The effective date is 11 November, even though the news broke the evening before. These figures cover petrol and high-speed diesel; they do not establish a new rate for light diesel oil, kerosene or LPG.
What the regulator’s petrol worksheet actually measures
The worksheet starts with a seven-working-day average for a finished petrol product, quoted in US dollars per barrel. It adds a premium that includes freight and uses an average rupee exchange rate and the barrel-to-litre conversion to express that part of the calculation in rupees per litre. The exchange rate on that worksheet is a pricing input. It is not a rate at which a reader can buy dollars.
The calculation then includes other items such as customs duty, inland freight equalisation, the marketing company’s margin, the dealer’s margin and levies. The petrol sheet lists the import or ex-refinery subtotal at Rs241.56 per litre. That is one stage of the calculation, so comparing it directly with the price displayed at a station would leave out the later components.
The final line gives Rs338 per litre and expressly excludes secondary freight, described as the cost of moving fuel from an oil marketing company’s depot to an individual station. Keep that distinction in mind when comparing the notified figure with a pump’s displayed price. The worksheet does not provide a station-by-station list of charges. If your receipt differs, confirm that you are comparing the same product and ask the station to explain the rate it applied.
A single day’s worksheet shows how the total was built. It does not, by itself, show which component accounted for each rupee of the cut. Establishing that would require comparing the equivalent lines in the preceding worksheet. Likewise, one intraday move in crude oil is not enough to explain the revision, because the petrol calculation uses several inputs and an averaging period.
How much does the cut save on a fill?
Multiply the litres purchased by the reduction per litre to compare the same quantity at the two notified rates. In a hypothetical petrol example, a motorcyclist buying five litres would spend Rs1,690 at the new rate versus Rs1,730 at the previous rate, a difference of Rs40. For a hypothetical diesel example, a driver buying 30 litres would spend Rs11,130 instead of Rs11,340, a difference of Rs210. Both examples use the notified figures only.
If you usually ask for a fixed rupee amount instead, your outlay does not fall: the same budget buys a little more fuel. Using the notified petrol rates, Rs1,000 corresponds to about 2.96 litres at Rs338 versus about 2.89 litres at Rs346. This is a calculation for comparison; use the quantity on the receipt to see what the station dispensed.
What to check before changing a travel or delivery budget
For a regular route, use your own measured fuel consumption. If you know the distance and your vehicle’s average kilometres per litre, divide the distance by that efficiency to estimate litres consumed. Then apply the relevant per-litre change. The GoldPricePlus guide to calculating fuel costs in Pakistan explains how to keep distance, fuel quantity and price units consistent.
For a delivery business, estimate fuel savings separately from total trip costs. A driver who uses less fuel on one route or carries a different load cannot attribute the entire change in spending to the new rate. Wages, tolls and vehicle costs are outside this price notice, so a Rs7 cut in diesel does not translate into a fixed percentage reduction in every delivery charge.
Use 11 November’s rates for transactions covered by that effective date. For a later purchase, check the latest notice and the posted price before estimating the bill. OGRA’s price publications index lists releases by effective date, which is more useful for checking an older receipt than comparing it with whatever price is current today.
Prepared with AI assistance from the linked documents and reporting. The fill and budget examples are hypothetical calculations.