IslamabadCooking gas sells up to Rs630 a kilo, double the official rate.
The official price of an 11.8 kg cylinder in Pakistan is Rs3,470, up Rs173 for November.
The gas regulator raised the official rate by Rs14.73 to Rs294 a kilo, but the Iran border closure has cut supply.
Distributors association chairman Irfan Khokhar says at least 70% of Pakistan’s liquefied petroleum gas comes from Iran.
Gas marketers threaten a strike from 16 November if the new policy sidelines the private sector.
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- Dawn leans critical
- compares the official Rs3,470 cylinder price with open-market Rs630/kg, showing the gap the Ogra notice leaves unpriced
Sources: Dawn