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Pakistan’s Diesel Pricing Crisis: Refined Locally, Priced Like Imports — Who Is Really Paying?

Pakistan’s diesel isn’t produced—it’s refined from imported crude, yet priced at global import parity, creating a Rs150/litre distortion hurting consumers

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April 9, 2026 and it takes 6 minutes to read.

Oil refinery flare stacks and diesel transport trucks in Pakistan amid rising fuel price crisis

Characterization of pricing distortion as wealth transfer
Critique of policy rigidity during crisis conditions
Advocacy for temporary equalization levy model

External Links & References

Pakistan’s refinery sector posts robust 13% growth → https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/04/03/pakistans-refinery-sector-posts-robust-13-growth-in-march-2026/
Refineries help avert fuel crisis → https://www.thenews.pk/print/1407766-refineries-help-avert-fuel-crisis-industry-sources-say
Refinery margins at 2-year high → https://tribune.com.pk/story/2578281/refinery-margins-at-2-year-high-on-diesel-crunch

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In this article:Arab Light Crude, Arif Habib Limited, Attock Refinery Limited, Cnergyico, Iran, National Refinery Limited, OGRA, Pak-Arab Refinery Limited, Pakistan Refinery Limited, Pakistan Stock Exchange, PSO, S&P Global Platts, UAE
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#DieselCrisis, #EnergySecurity, #Geopolitics, #OilPrices, #PakistanEconomy, #PakistanFirst, #PakistanRefineries, #PakistanRising, #PakistanZindabad, #SystemFailure

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