Petrol Price Today in Pakistan, 17 September 2026: Up to Rs 391.22

Petrol costs Rs 391.22 a litre in Pakistan from 17 September 2026, up Rs 6.88. High speed diesel is Rs 421.45, up Rs 5.62. It is the eighth price date in a row with a rise, and petrol has gone up Rs 45.35 since 5 September.

Anyone who filled up on 5 September paid Rs 345.87 a litre. Twelve days later the same litre costs Rs 391.22. That is the petrol price today in Pakistan on 17 September 2026, and we checked it on the price page of Pakistan State Oil, the country's largest fuel seller, before writing a word.

The PSO fuel price page shows Premier Euro 5 at Rs 391.22 and Hi-Cetane Diesel Euro 5 at Rs 421.45, both effective 17 September. Those are the numbers on the pump today.

What is the petrol price today in Pakistan?

Petrol is Rs 391.22 a litre and high speed diesel is Rs 421.45 from 17 September 2026. Petrol rose Rs 6.88 and diesel Rs 5.62 from the 16 September rates of Rs 384.34 and Rs 415.83, according to Business Recorder and The Express Tribune.

Business Recorder and Aaj TV both report the notification as coming from the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority, or OGRA, the body that now sets fuel prices each working day. The Tribune credits the Petroleum Division. We could not read the notification itself. OGRA's notified prices page lists Petroleum Division notifications by title only, and on 17 September the newest one there was dated 12 September, so the increase and the issuer are reported rather than read at source.

The reason OGRA gave, per Business Recorder, was higher petrol and diesel prices in the international market amid continued global uncertainty, and changes in Platts rates and premiums. Platts is the price reporting service whose Arab Gulf quotes Pakistan uses as its benchmark.

How did petrol get from Rs 345.87 to Rs 391.22 in eight steps?

Petrol rose on every price date from 8 September to 17 September. There were eight of them, because the 12 September price held over the weekend of 13 and 14 September. The total is Rs 45.35, or about 13 per cent, in twelve days.

We built this chain from the PakWheels price history and checked every step against the increase each outlet reported on the day. Each one adds up to the next, which is not proof but is far better than repeating a single number.

1. 8 September: up Rs 12.90 to Rs 358.77, the biggest single jump of the run.
2. 9 September: up Rs 5.58 to Rs 364.35.
3. 10 September: up Rs 3.40 to Rs 367.75.
4. 11 September: up Rs 3.05 to Rs 370.80.
5. 12 September: up Rs 5.02 to Rs 375.82, held through the weekend.
6. 15 September: up Rs 4.42 to Rs 380.24.
7. 16 September: up Rs 4.10 to Rs 384.34.
8. 17 September: up Rs 6.88 to Rs 391.22.

Diesel has moved even faster. From 10 September it went Rs 392.67, Rs 398.04, Rs 403.32, Rs 409.42, Rs 415.83 and now Rs 421.45. It crossed Rs 400 on 12 September, the day the count of price changes this year reached 67. That count is now higher still.

Aaj TV puts the September rise at Rs 48.43 on petrol and Rs 56.46 on diesel, measured from 1 September. Our own chain starts on 5 September, which is why our figure is smaller. Both say the same thing: nearly a seventh of the price has arrived this month.

How does daily petrol pricing work in Pakistan?

OGRA sets a new ex depot price every working day, using a seven working day rolling average of Platts Arab Gulf quotes for petrol and diesel. Taxes, the petroleum levy and dealer and company margins are fixed amounts added on top. The Friday price holds until Monday.

Radio Pakistan reported the cabinet decision on 17 July 2026, with the Petroleum Minister saying OGRA would publish prices on its website from the average Platts price over seven working days. Profit by Pakistan Today, which read the revised formula, adds that OGRA no longer needs the federal government's approval for each publication. It only informs the Director General Oil.

The seven day average is the detail that explains this week. Brent crude actually fell 3.3 per cent to about 105 dollars a barrel on 16 September, per Business Recorder, and the pump price still rose the next morning. That is not a contradiction. A rolling average carries the previous six days with it, so one cheap day barely moves it, and the fall reaches the pump only if it lasts. We explained the same lag in the other direction in why petrol did not fall when oil fell.

What is different from the old fortnightly system?

Before 17 July 2026, the government fixed prices every 15 days and the Prime Minister signed off each change. The same average was applied over a fortnight, so a spike or a dip was smoothed out before it reached you. Daily pricing removes that cushion in both directions.

Dealers and transporters have both threatened to strike over it, because a pump buys a tanker at one price and sells it over several days, and a haulier quotes a freight rate against fuel that will cost something else by the time the truck runs. We set out both disputes in the two strike threats daily pricing produced in a month. The government refused to go back to monthly pricing in August, and nothing this week suggests it has changed its mind.

What can you claim under the 9771 petrol relief today?

Bikes, rickshaws and cars up to 800cc get Rs 100 off each litre on a token from 9771. At today's price that means Rs 291.22 a litre. A bike token covers 5 litres once a week, a car token covers 10 litres once every 10 days, and the discount stays Rs 100 whatever the pump price does.

We re-read the official scheme portal, pmfuelrelief.pk, on 17 September. The rules there are unchanged: 5 litres per token for two and three wheelers, valid 7 days, one token per week; 10 litres per token for cars up to 800cc, valid 10 days, one token per 10 days; and Rs 100 off the prevailing price on the day.

Our arithmetic at today's rate:

• A 5 litre bike fill costs Rs 1,956.10 at the pump and Rs 1,456.10 with a token. Saving Rs 500.
• A 10 litre car fill costs Rs 3,912.20 at the pump and Rs 2,912.20 with a token. Saving Rs 1,000.
• A bike owner who uses every weekly token saves about Rs 2,000 a month. A car owner who uses every 10 day token saves about Rs 3,000.

Put that against the rise. Petrol has gone up Rs 45.35 a litre in twelve days, so a bike using 20 litres a month is paying about Rs 907 more than it did on 5 September, and getting Rs 2,000 back. The relief still covers the rise for now. It does not cover the Rs 391.22 itself, and the token cannot be split across two fills. The full registration format, the eligibility cutoffs and what to do if a token does not arrive are in how to get petrol relief with code 9771.

What should you expect next?

Another revision tomorrow morning, and probably another rise unless the Platts average turns. The fall in Brent on 16 September will only show up if it holds for several days, because of the seven day average.

Three things worth doing today:

1. Fill before midnight if you can. Under daily pricing, the new rate takes effect at the start of the day and the one you see now is the cheapest until it changes.
2. Register on 9771 if you have a bike or a car up to 800cc and have not done it. Registration is once only and stays open.
3. Check the price on the pump against PSO's page. There is no single national price; each oil marketing company publishes its own, and a pump charging Rs 2 or Rs 3 more than the reference is not necessarily cheating.

The running figure and how the price is built, levy and margins included, stay on our daily petrol price reference.

Common questions about the petrol price on 17 September 2026

What is the petrol price in Pakistan today?

Rs 391.22 a litre from 17 September 2026, up Rs 6.88. PSO's own price page shows the same figure.

What is the diesel price today?

High speed diesel is Rs 421.45 a litre, up Rs 5.62 from Rs 415.83.

How many days in a row has petrol gone up?

Eight price dates: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 and 17 September. The 12 September price held over the weekend.

Why did petrol rise when oil fell on 16 September?

Because the price uses a seven working day average of Platts quotes. One day's fall barely changes the average. It reaches the pump only if it lasts.

How much do I pay with the 9771 relief?

Rs 291.22 a litre, Rs 100 off the pump price. A 5 litre bike token saves Rs 500 and a 10 litre car token saves Rs 1,000.

Will the price change tomorrow?

Very likely. OGRA revises the price every working day. Friday's price holds through the weekend.

Last checked and sources

Last checked 17 September 2026. We read the Pakistan State Oil fuel price page at psopk.com on 17 September 2026, which shows Premier Euro 5 petrol at Rs 391.22 a litre and Hi-Cetane Diesel Euro 5 at Rs 421.45, effective 17 September. We read OGRA's notified petroleum prices page at ogra.org.pk on the same day; it lists Petroleum Division notifications by title, the most recent dated 12 September and 5 September 2026, with the figures inside PDF files we could not open as text and no separate 17 September entry, so the increases of Rs 6.88 and Rs 5.62, the 16 September prices of Rs 384.34 and Rs 415.83, and OGRA's stated reason are reported by Business Recorder, The Express Tribune and Aaj TV on 16 and 17 September 2026. Business Recorder and Aaj name OGRA as the issuer and the Tribune names the Petroleum Division. The eighth consecutive rise and the September totals of Rs 48.43 and Rs 56.46 are from Aaj TV. The petrol price by date is from the PakWheels price history, checked against the daily increases reported by The News, Daily Pakistan, Pakbiz, Shafaqna and 24NewsHD; every step chains exactly. Diesel prices before 10 September are not given because two reports imply different starting figures and we could not settle it at source. The daily mechanism is from Radio Pakistan's 17 July 2026 report of the cabinet decision and Profit by Pakistan Today's 20 July 2026 reading of the revised formula. Brent's fall on 16 September is from Business Recorder. We re-read the relief portal pmfuelrelief.pk on 17 September 2026 for the Rs 100 discount, the 5 and 10 litre tokens and their intervals. The totals since 5 September, the after relief price and the per fill figures are our own arithmetic. Prices change every working day, so check PSO's page or the pump before relying on any figure here.