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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

Oil refinery flare stacks and diesel transport trucks in Pakistan amid rising fuel price crisis
  • Refinery sector growth and margins (Profit Pakistan Today, The News, Tribune Business)
  • Refinery configuration and yield characteristics (industry analysis, Arif Habib Limited exhibits)
  • Import parity pricing mechanism (OGRA framework, Platts linkage)

Opinion / Analysis:

  • 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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