--- title: "Petroleum minister explains pricing formula based on seven-day average" description: "Most outlets reported that Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik stated petrol and petroleum prices are determined using a seven-day average under a transparent formula. The coverage was largely uniform, with slight variation in framing: one outlet led with the statement in the headline and provided context about the minister’s response to a question, while the other briefly noted the minister’s explanation without elaborating on the context." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15451-petrol-prices-determined-on-seven-day-average-na-told site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Petroleum minister explains pricing formula based on seven-day average business · updated 20 Oct 2026, 5:29 PM PKT · 20 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik stated petrol and petroleum prices are determined using a seven-day average under a transparent formula. The coverage was largely uniform, with slight variation in framing: one outlet led with the statement in the headline and provided context about the minister’s response to a question, while the other briefly noted the minister’s explanation without elaborating on the context. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ARY News (English)** — [Petrol prices determined on seven-day average, NA told](https://arynews.tv/petrol-prices-determined-on-seven-day-average-na-told) · 20 Oct 2026, 5:29 PM PKT > ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Tuesday that petroleum prices were determined under a transparent formula - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Petroleum prices determined on seven-day average: Ali Pervaiz Malik](https://www.app.com.pk/business/petroleum-prices-determined-on-seven-day-average-ali-pervaiz-malik/) · 20 Oct 2026, 2:02 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (APP):Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik on Tuesday said petroleum prices were determined on the basis of a seven-day average under a transparent formula. Responding to a calling attention notice regarding the daily determination of petroleum prices instead of the fortnightly mechanism, the minister said the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Petroleum pricing committee reviews framework for transparency and predictability](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6243-petroleum-pricing-body-mulls-steps-to-make-prices-more) · 4 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 76% related - [Petroleum minister addresses public concerns over fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/stories/13091-petroleum-minister-addresses-public-concerns-over-fuel) · 9 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 75% related - [Petroleum Minister hints at possible fuel price relief for Pakistanis](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12264-fuel-price-relief-tied-to-global-oil-market-says-petroleum) · 4 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 71% related - [Minister hints at possible fuel price reduction in coming days](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2403-fuel-prices-may-come-down-if-global-oil-rates-remain-stable) · 9 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 70% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 20 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.