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title: "Government increases blood money payment for victims' heirs by 97%"
description: "Most outlets reported the significant increase in blood money (diyat) set by the federal government for the fiscal year 2026-27, noting the rise of 97% to over Rs19 million. Both Dawn and Daily Times led with the increase and its financial value, with Dawn briefly mentioning the context of rising silver prices. There was no notable framing difference in the excerpts provided."
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# Government increases blood money payment for victims' heirs by 97%

pakistan · updated 29 Jul 2026, 10:42 AM PKT · 28–29 Jul 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the significant increase in blood money (diyat) set by the federal government for the fiscal year 2026-27, noting the rise of 97% to over Rs19 million. Both Dawn and Daily Times led with the increase and its financial value, with Dawn briefly mentioning the context of rising silver prices. There was no notable framing difference in the excerpts provided.

## Same story from 3 outlets

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

- **ProPakistani** — [Govt Notifies Massive Increase In Blood Money](https://propakistani.pk/2026/07/29/govt-notifies-record-increase-in-blood-money/) · 29 Jul 2026, 10:42 AM PKT
  > The federal government has nearly doubled the value of blood money, or diyat, to more than Rs. 19 million for… Read More The post Govt Notifies Massive Increase In Blood Money appeared first on ProPakistani.
- **Daily Times** — [Govt almost doubles blood money payment to heirs of victim](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1530070/govt-almost-doubles-blood-money-payment-to-heirs-of-victim/) · 29 Jul 2026, 4:24 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing
  > With an unprecedented 97% increase, the federal government on Tuesday set the value of blood money (diyat) at more than Rs19 million for the fiscal year 2026-27. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, the government set the value of diyat at Rs19,352,390, as required under the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), 1860. […]
- **Dawn** — [Govt almost doubles blood money payment to heirs of victim on account of rising silver prices](https://www.dawn.com/news/2019000/govt-almost-doubles-blood-money-payment-to-heirs-of-victim-on-account-of-rising-silver-prices) · 28 Jul 2026, 5:21 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: With an unprecedented 97pc increase, the federal government on Tuesday set the value of blood money (diyat) at more than Rs19 million for the fiscal year 2026-27. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, the government set the value of diyat at Rs19,352,390, as required under the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), 1860. Diyat is compensation for murder payable by the of...

## Part of a bigger story

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- [Pakistan government increases Diyat value for 2026-27](https://harzaviya.com/stories/713-pakistan-government-increases-diyat-value-for-2026-27) · 29 Jul 2026 · 2 outlets · 74% related

3 articles from 3 outlets, 28–29 Jul 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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