The district administration in Hub, Balochistan, has officially fixed the price of Iranian petrol at Rs. 250 per litre in a bid to control rising fuel costs and protect consumers from exploitation by traders charging inflated prices.
The decision came after authorities noticed that several dealers and traders were selling smuggled Iranian fuel at significantly higher rates across the district — a practice that was putting additional financial pressure on an already struggling public.
Deputy Commissioner Jumma Dad Khan Mandokhail made it clear that the government had permitted the trade of Iranian petrol to provide relief to ordinary citizens — not to enable profiteering or artificial price hikes. He warned that strict action would be taken against anyone found overcharging, hoarding fuel, or deliberately creating shortages in the market.
Iranian petrol is widely sold across many border areas of Balochistan because it is generally much cheaper than officially imported fuel available elsewhere in Pakistan. Earlier this year, the provincial government had already fixed the price of Iranian petrol at Rs. 280 per litre in various parts of Balochistan as part of ongoing efforts to ease the burden on consumers facing rising fuel costs.
Officials confirmed that dedicated monitoring teams will be deployed to ensure petrol is being sold at the approved rate of Rs. 250 per litre throughout Hub district. The move is expected to bring some much-needed relief to transporters, daily commuters and small business owners who are already struggling to keep up with inflation and the ever-increasing cost of living across Pakistan.
