Petrol price in Pakistan today: Rs 391.22, a 40-litre tank now costs Rs 15,649

Petrol price in Pakistan today, 17 September 2026, is Rs 391.22 a litre, up Rs 6.88. High-speed diesel is Rs 421.45, up Rs 5.62. OGRA notified the rates on Wednesday evening for the next 24 hours. It is the eighth daily rise in a row.

Since daily pricing began on 17 July, petrol has gained Rs 79.92 a litre and diesel Rs 91.94, going by the OGRA figures ProPakistani reported. The government still collects about Rs 114 a litre in taxes and duties on petrol and Rs 100 on diesel, Dawn reports.

What a full tank costs today

Before daily pricing, 40 litres cost about Rs 12,452. The same fill is now Rs 3,197 dearer.

For perspective, petrol touched Rs 458.41 on 3 April 2026 and started March near Rs 266, according to Dawn's price history. Today's rate is Rs 67.19 below that April peak.

Diesel users

Diesel drives goods transport, tractors and tube wells. Each rise reaches freight fares first and then vegetable and flour prices in markets from Karachi to Peshawar over the following weeks.

Your monthly bill

• A car doing 1,000 km a month at 12 km a litre uses about 83 litres: Rs 32,602, Rs 574 more than at yesterday's rate.
• A bike doing 1,000 km at 50 km a litre needs 20 litres: Rs 7,824 at full price, or Rs 5,824 with the Rs 100 relief.
• An 800cc car filling 30 litres a month pays Rs 11,737 at full price, or Rs 8,737 with relief.

Try your own distance and mileage in the fuel cost calculator.

Relief tokens now work nationwide

From the midnight just passed, the Rs 100-a-litre relief for bikes, rickshaws, qingqis and cars up to 800cc is live outside Islamabad too. Register by SMS to 9771, then send TOK to 9771 before each fill. The Prime Minister has ordered facilitation desks at petrol stations, staffed by officials, volunteers and pump staff, to help people register.

One risk: the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association said on Wednesday that dealers cannot sell at the discount under the current repayment arrangement and threatened to shut pumps if forced to. The government says stations are paid back within 24 hours through the State Bank. Our 9771 relief explainer has the SMS format, quotas and what to do if a pump refuses your token.

What to do today

1. Check the rate before you fill. Prices reset every 24 hours now.
2. Register for relief if you ride a bike or drive an 800cc car, and carry your token.
3. Fill in one go. A bike token covers 5 litres; topping up 2 litres at a time wastes it.
4. Watch the trend on our petrol price and diesel price pages.