FO calls strikes dangerous escalation as Pakistan’s mediation between US, Iran enters ‘critical, sensitive’ stage Smoke rises over Azadi Square following a strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran in Tehran on April 6. Photo: Reuters The Foreign Office on Tuesday expressed “its deep concern and unequivocal condemnation” of the missile and drone attacks carried…
Warns that such unwarranted aggression could undermine ongoing peaceful efforts, conducive environment for dialogue The military leadership on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent Iranian attacks on Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical and industrial complexes, terming them an “unnecessary escalation” that threatened to spoil mediation efforts to bring the Mideast crisis to an end. Iran earlier attacked a…
Defence minister cites capacity payments in long-standing agreements with independent power producers Defence Minister Khawaja Asif speaking at the National Assembly. PHOTO: FACEBOOK/ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday defended the government’s revised solar energy policy, saying authorities were constrained by long-standing agreements with independent power producers (IPPs) and must…
Accuses government of not inviting in meetings, says commission should increase when fuel prices rise People wait for their turn to get fuel at a petrol station in Peshawar. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) and the All Pakistan Petrol Pump Owners Association (APPPOA) on Tuesday warned of a nationwide closure…
About 40% of Pakistan’s petrol is used to fuel the 30 million two-wheelers and three-wheeled rickshaws Mehwish Qureshi, 33, an advocate, rides on her electric motorcycle in Hyderabad, Pakistan April 2, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Days after Iran effectively blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following the start of US and Israeli attacks in late February, two Pakistani…
Court directs jail authorities to arrange the meeting and set it for 2pm, while adjourning the case till Thursday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday approved a miscellaneous application seeking to arrange a meeting between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his counsel, Advocate Salman…
Ambassador Jiang says the plan for Iran war has received ‘wide attention and support’ Chinese Ambassador Jiang Ziadong on Friday during a ceremony at the Chinese Embassy. China and Pakistan have jointly proposed a five-point initiative aimed at restoring peace and stability in the Gulf and the broader Middle East, amid escalating tensions involving the…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026. PHOTO: Reuters ISLAMABAD: With the deadline set by US President Donald Trump fast approaching, Pakistan has mounted an unprecedented diplomatic push to salvage a…
People walk past closed shops, following protests over a plunge in the currency’s value, in the Tehran Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, January 15, 2026. PHOTO: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ISLAMABAD: In a bid to rein in rising energy consumption amid a deepening fuel crisis, the federal government on Monday ordered markets…
Givt absorbed the shock for two to three weeks, bearing burden internally while ensuring uninterrupted availability ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday defended its handling of the fuel price surge, telling the National Assembly that emergency measures, including subsidies exceeding Rs100 billion, were rolled out to shield consumers after global oil markets were jolted by the…