IslamabadForeign fuel can sit tax-free on Pakistani soil.
It answers the Hormuz shutdown with storage depth Pakistan does not have to buy.
Bonded fuel stays untaxed and foreign-owned until sold, cheaper than a reserve but seizable only in a declared emergency.
Brent traded at $95.29 a barrel as of Aug. 18, up 32.8% over 30 days.
Sources: Dawn