--- title: "Pakistan’s oil import bill rises to $1.28 billion in July amid global price increases" description: "Most outlets led with the increase in Pakistan’s oil import bill to $1.28 billion in July, attributing it to higher global oil prices and disruptions linked to Iran tensions and the Strait of Hormuz. Profit provided additional context, noting the five-month trend, peak in June, and factors such as LNG, freight, and insurance costs. Other excerpts were more concise, with Dunya News and Minute Mirror focusing primarily on the July figure and its connection to global oil price hikes." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/5597-pakistan-s-oil-import-bill-rises-to-1-28bn-in-j site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan’s oil import bill rises to $1.28 billion in July amid global price increases business · latest filing 31 Aug 2026, 12:01 PM PKT · 31 Aug 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the increase in Pakistan’s oil import bill to $1.28 billion in July, attributing it to higher global oil prices and disruptions linked to Iran tensions and the Strait of Hormuz. Profit provided additional context, noting the five-month trend, peak in June, and factors such as LNG, freight, and insurance costs. Other excerpts were more concise, with Dunya News and Minute Mirror focusing primarily on the July figure and its connection to global oil price hikes. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Geo News** — [Pakistan's fuel import bill swells by $1.3bn in March-July period amid Hormuz disruption](https://www.geo.tv/latest/679967-pakistans-fuel-import-bill-swells-by-13bn-in-march-july-period-amid-hormuz-disruption) · 31 Aug 2026, 12:01 PM PKT > Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. — ReutersMarch-July petroleum imports rise nearly 20% year-on-year.India's crude import bill jumps 56.5% to $63.4bn.Iran war pushes global oil and gas import bill up $330bn.ISLAMABAD: Escalating tensions in... - **Minute Mirror** — [Pakistan’s oil import bill rises to $1.28bn in J...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/pakistans-oil-import-bill-rises-to-1-28bn-in-july-621807/) · 31 Aug 2026, 11:32 AM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan’s oil import bill rose to around $1.28 billion in July, putting additional pressure on the country’s external account amid higher - **Dunya News** — [Pakistan's oil import bill rises to $1.28bn in July](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Business/970591-pakistans-oil-import-bill-rises-to-128bn-in-july) · 31 Aug 2026, 11:12 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan’s oil import bill climbed to $1.28 billion in July amid higher global oil prices, with Iran tensions and Strait of Hormuz disruptions affecting supply chains. - **Profit** — [Iran war, Hormuz disruption drive energy shock, push Pakistan’s fuel import bill to $7.9 billion in five months](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/08/31/iran-war-hormuz-disruption-drive-energy-shock-push-pakistans-fuel-import-bill-to-dollar79-billion-in-five-months) · 31 Aug 2026, 8:50 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Petroleum import bill rose from $983 million in March to $1.28 billion in July, peaking at nearly $1.91 billion in June as higher oil, LNG, freight and insurance costs increased the foreign-exchange burden ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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