Dawn reported LPG prices of Rs600 per kg in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. For comparison, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) listing shows an October 2026 notification, while Dawn reported its rate as Rs279.34 per kg. The local price and gas-supply claims have not been independently confirmed here.
What was the October notified rate?
Dawn’s October 1 report said the notified rate for October was Rs279.34 per kg. It gave Rs3,296.23 as the price for the standard 11.8kg household cylinder, effective through October 31, 2026. The OGRA website lists an October LPG notification, but the linked notice itself was not opened for this article. The exact figures here are attributed to Dawn’s report.
How does that compare with the local prices Dawn reported?
Dawn’s October 26 report put the local price at Rs600 per kg. It also reported Rs6,500 for an 11kg domestic cylinder. These are prices reported by Dawn, not figures from a market survey conducted for this article.
The cylinder weights differ. The local price report concerns an 11kg cylinder; the notified cylinder figure reported by Dawn concerns 11.8kg. Their total prices are not a like-for-like comparison. On a per-kilogram basis, Dawn’s reported local price was higher than the October rate it reported from OGRA.
What did residents and SNGPL officials tell Dawn?
Dawn reported residents’ accounts of limited piped-gas hours in Rawalpindi. One resident gave the times as 7am to 9am, noon to 2pm, and 6pm to 9pm. These hours are a resident’s account reported by Dawn. An official SNGPL schedule confirming them was not found in the sources reviewed.
Dawn also reported that officials of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) said the company had stopped supplying LPG cylinders in Rawalpindi and Islamabad two months earlier because LPG was not available to it. The officials reportedly said supply would resume after LPG arrived at Karachi port. No SNGPL notice confirming the pause or its timing was found.
Where can consumers check or raise a concern?
OGRA lists 0800-77733 for public concerns about LPG, CNG and oil. Consumers can contact OGRA to ask whether a particular retail-price issue falls within that service. For complaints against a gas utility, OGRA says consumers should first seek relief from the utility.
What remains unconfirmed?
The sources reviewed do not establish that the reported gas hours applied across both cities, that every SNGPL customer was affected, or that local sellers broke the law. Without an official finding or other reliable evidence, the reported prices should not be described as black-market prices.
