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title: "LPG market price doubles government-fixed rate"
description: "Most outlets reported the LPG market price rising to Rs 550 per kilogram, double the government-fixed rate of Rs 279.34. One outlet added that the LPG sector mafia is fleecing consumers, while others did not mention this framing."
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# LPG market price doubles government-fixed rate

business · updated 22 Oct 2026, 10:15 AM PKT · 21–22 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the LPG market price rising to Rs 550 per kilogram, double the government-fixed rate of Rs 279.34. One outlet added that the LPG sector mafia is fleecing consumers, while others did not mention this framing.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [LPG market rate soars to Rs 550 per kg across country](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1570472/lpg-market-rate-soars-to-rs-550-per-kg-across-country/) · 22 Oct 2026, 10:15 AM PKT
  > Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) price has soared to Rs 550 per kilogram, almost double of the Rs. 279.34 per kilo rate fixed by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). The mafia in the LPG sector fleecing consumers with inflated rates by jacking price of the fuel. A difference between the government fixed rate and […]
- **ARY News (English)** — [LPG market rate soars to double of Govt fixed price](https://arynews.tv/lpg-market-rate-soars-double-govt-fixed-price) · 21 Oct 2026, 1:25 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > KARACHI: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) price has soared to Rs. 550 per KG, almost double of the Rs. 279.34 per kilo rate fixed...

## 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).

- [LPG Prices Surge in Parts of Pakistan Amid Supply Shortages](https://harzaviya.com/stories/15374-consumers-hit-hard-as-lpg-prices-surge-to-rs500-kg-in-punjab) · 23 Oct 2026 · 10 outlets · 4 developments · 85% related
- [OGRA increases LPG prices for August 2026](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1187-lpg-price-increased-by-rs12-89-per-kg-for-august-2026) · 1 Aug 2026 · 9 outlets · 80% related
- [LPG overcharging costs consumers over Rs1.4b in five days](https://harzaviya.com/stories/15680-lpg-sellers-earn-rs-1-4-billion-extra-by-overcharging) · 21 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 79% related
- [LPG prices rise by Rs20.68 per kg in October](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11589-lpg-price-hiked-by-rs20-68-per-kg-for-october) · 1 Oct 2026 · 10 outlets · 79% related
- [OGRA increases LPG price by Rs4.33 per kg from September 1](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5695-ogra-announces-rs4-33-increase-in-lpg-prices-for-september) · 1 Sep 2026 · 10 outlets · 78% related

2 articles from 2 outlets, 21–22 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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