March 2026

“I particularly urge our nationals in Qom to cooperate with us in their immediate repatriation,” the ambassador wrote Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu, on Monday issued an appeal to Pakistani nationals to register with the embassy immediately for repatriation, warning that securing transport has become increasingly difficult amid the ongoing conflict in the […]

“It is time for Pakistan to play its role because we are a nuclear power,” Raja said PTI Central Secretary General Salman Akram Raja holds a press conference on Sunday. SCREEN GRAB ISLAMABAD: Leaders of the opposition alliance and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday urged the government to immediately withdraw from the Peace Council,

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday unveiled several energy savings and austerity measures to prevent fuel shortages and declared he would not increase the prices of petroleum products further, seeking to pacify an agitated public while bearing the cost of rising prices. The measures, announced by the prime minister in a pre-recorded nationally televised speech,

The government has accepted the need for a mini-budget if revenues do not meet expectations by the end of December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the US-Israel war against Iran will not significantly affect the country’s economy, estimating that the current account deficit

US President Donald Trump. PHOTO: AFP/ File TEHRAN/WASHINGTON: Iran signaled a defiant stance with a senior leader saying he sees no room for diplomacy in the ongoing conflict triggered by joint attacks by the US and Israel, while President Donald Trump insisted the war was largely over. Iranian officials said cease-fire mediation efforts were irrelevant

ISLAMABAD: As the ongoing war between Iran and the US-Israel alliance begins to disrupt regional maritime security and threaten critical global shipping lanes, Pakistan on Monday launched a naval operation aimed at protecting its maritime trade and energy lifelines. The Pakistan Navy announced the launch of Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr, a mission designed to ensure safe passage