LPG shortage Pakistan pushes market rates to Rs500-800
The petroleum minister told the National Assembly that Iran’s border closure disrupted liquefied petroleum gas imports, while official prices hover near Rs280 per kg and market rates reach Rs500-800.
The petroleum minister told the National Assembly that Iran border closure disrupted LPG supplies and pushed prices up.
Partial reopening of the border has not eased the shortage, officials’ seaborne import efforts have yet to bring consumer relief.
Pakistan produces only about a quarter of the LPG it needs; most of the rest is imported, mainly from Iran.
Official LPG price is around Rs280 per kg, while reported market rates have reached Rs500-800.
Households without piped gas in northern Pakistan, hilly areas and parts of Punjab face the heaviest impact for cooking and winter heating.