Last Updated on September 6, 2026 by YeJahan
YEJAHAN REPORT
Petroleum Dealers postpone strike as government gives in. The representative body for operators and owners of gas stations in Pakistan postponed a planned national strike after successful negotiations with the government on Friday. The formal approval to increase the dealers’ margins will be taken from the federal cabinet. The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has decided to resume the operation instead of going for a strike that was scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026.
During the talks, the government agreed to increase dealers’ profit margins on petroleum products by Rs 1.34 per liter. The Prime Minister and the Federal Cabinet will give the final approval for this adjustment, as YeJhan learnt. It is pertinent to note that if the government raises dealer’s margin and does not control the cost by cutting its own margin, the retail price of petroleum products will also go up.
PPDA Chairman Bakhsh, in a press conference in Karachi demanded that the prices be revised every 7 or 15 days, instead of being changed daily.
The government, however, rejected the dealers’ demand for monthly price fixing, adding that it will continue the daily price-fixing mechanism for petroleum products. The decision to revise fuel prices on a daily basis, rather than the weekly system was taken by the federal government last month.
