LPG marketers warn of strike over new pricing formula
Karachi-based liquefied petroleum gas groups say a new government pricing formula could lift LPG costs by 25 to 30 percent and warn of a countrywide shutdown if demands are unmet.
LPG associations in Karachi have announced a nationwide strike from 16 November 2026.
They warn businesses will shut nationwide if the government does not accept their demands within 15 days.
Ali Haider of the LPG Marketers Association said a new pricing formula could raise prices by 25 to 30 percent.
About 90 percent of LPG in Pakistan moves by bowser; domestic production is about 30 percent of supply.
An emergency meeting of LPG associations rejected the government’s new pricing formula.