Pakistan's government told the National Assembly on Monday 26 October 2026 that it is preparing a policy to give low-income households relief on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices, as members warned that cylinders are selling far above the official rate in remote and northern areas.

What the house was told

Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik, answering a calling attention notice on LPG prices, said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had held two to three meetings on the issue and that a comprehensive policy would be presented soon, covering supply difficulties, arrangements to import alternative supplies from Oman and Saudi Arabia, and subsidised fuel for deserving consumers while keeping the market competitive. The minister said the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority's notified rate of Rs280 a kilogram applied to locally produced LPG, while no policy was currently in place for imported LPG, and that the international benchmark had risen to $705 a tonne. Members moving the notice said LPG was selling at Rs700 to Rs800 a kilogram in remote and northern areas, and asked why trade with Iran through the border had been suspended; the minister said the border closure was one of the main reasons prices had risen, with fuel now being brought in by sea.

Rs11.047 trillion in tax exemptions disclosed

In the same sitting, the house was told that tax exemptions worth Rs11.047 trillion had been granted over five fiscal years, from 2020-21 to 2024-25, according to Finance Ministry figures presented to parliament. The disclosure, reported alongside the LPG debate, has renewed attention on the scale of tax concessions. The LPG policy itself is not yet final: reporting of the sitting says it is expected to be finalised within one to two days.

Sources: Associated Press of Pakistan via TezKhabar; Dawn via KhabarWire, 26-27 October 2026.