{"id":543756,"date":"2026-04-30T00:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=543756"},"modified":"2026-04-30T00:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:02:21","slug":"fuel-pricing-policy-completely-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/fuel-pricing-policy-completely-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel pricing policy \u2018completely wrong\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abbasi says<br \/>\n KARACHI<br \/>\nAwam Pakistan Party central convener Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday criticised the government\u2019s petroleum pricing policy, calling it \u201ccompletely wrong\u201d, while highlighting Karachi\u2019s infrastructure challenges and governance issues in Sindh. Addressing a press conference in Karachi alongside former finance minister Miftah Ismail and other party leaders, he said, \u201cThe government\u2019s policy on petroleum product prices is completely wrong,\u201d adding that current policies were directly affecting the public.<\/p>\n<p>On April 24, the government jacked up prices of both high-speed diesel (HSD) and petrol by Rs26.77 per litre despite no increase being required in the rates of petrol. The government imposed a nearly Rs27 per litre additional tax on the fuel to push its price higher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abbasi says KARACHI Awam Pakistan Party central convener Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday criticised the government\u2019s petroleum pricing policy, calling it \u201ccompletely wrong\u201d, while highlighting Karachi\u2019s infrastructure challenges and governance issues in Sindh. 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