Published on, Aug. 26 -- August 26, 2025 12:22 AM

The imports of the overall petroleum group increased by 6.42 percent during the first month of the current fiscal year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. The total imports of the petroleum group during July 2025 were recorded at stood at $ 1,345.797 million against the imports of $ 1,264.574 million during the same month of last year. Among petroleum commodities, the import of petroleum products increased by 27.38 percent, from $ 498.342 million last July to $ 634.771 in July 2025 whereas the import of petroleum crude surged by 10.44 percent from $ 360.667 million to $ 398.318 million. Similarly, the imports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) decreased by 30.39 percent from $ ...