March 2026

Regulators say Pakistan’s regulatory regime is being aligned with international standards ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has met another key condition set by the IMF by establishing a new legal framework for the country’s digital financial sector. Parliament recently approved the Virtual Assets Act 2026, which formally established the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (Pvara). Pvara was originally […]

Safe passage: People enter Pakistan via the Taftan border crossing amid ongoing US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Photo: AFP QUETTA: Nearly 2,000 people have entered Pakistan through the Pak-Iran border crossing at Taftan, including families of some diplomats, following US-Israeli strikes against Iran, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti said on Friday. He told reporters that

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (R). Photo: Files ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has stepped up diplomatic outreach amid the rapidly evolving crisis in Iran and the wider Gulf region, engaging regional capitals while urging restraint and warning against actions that could further widen the conflict, officials and diplomatic sources said on