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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a dark suit and tie, photographed at an official event.

Pakistan, China announce broad consensus as PM Shehbaz ends visit

Pakistan and China issued a joint statement on 26 May 2026 after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's Beijing visit, backing CPEC 2.0, security ties and Kashmir dialogue.

The Great Hall of the People, a large colonnaded building in Beijing, China.

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Shehbaz, Xi hail 'unbreakable' ties as Pakistan, China advance CPEC Phase II

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Xi Jinping reaffirmed the Pakistan-China all-weather partnership in Beijing as both sides agreed to advance CPEC Phase II.

Satellite imagery showing a broad band of extreme heat across southern Asia.

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Pakistan issues heatwave alert as temperatures head toward 50°C

The Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast a severe heatwave from 25 to 31 May, with temperatures in several cities expected to reach between 47 and 50 degrees Celsius.

A view of Quetta Railway Station in Balochistan, with a train standing at the platform.

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Quetta shuttle train bombing kills at least 14 as BLA claims attack

A vehicle-borne suicide bombing targeted a shuttle train near Chaman Phatak in Quetta on 24 May, killing at least 14 people and injuring 20, the Balochistan government said.

A wide view of Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, seen from the Daman-e-Koh viewpoint.

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Pakistan hopes to host next US-Iran talks as Trump hails 'largely negotiated' deal

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan hopes to host the next round of US-Iran talks 'very soon' after President Trump said a deal to end the war was largely negotiated.

People gather in the courtyard of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore ahead of Eidul Azha.

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Sindh announces four Eidul Azha holidays, a day more than the Centre

Sindh declared public holidays from 26 to 29 May for Eidul Azha, adding a fourth day after the federal government announced a three-day break.

Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf wave party flags at a protest rally.

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PTI launches nationwide protest drive over Imran Khan and inflation

The PTI-led TTAP alliance held protests in Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore and other cities against Imran Khan's imprisonment, rising inflation and fuel prices.

A portrait photograph of Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, wearing a dark suit.

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PM Shehbaz to visit China on 23-26 May as ties mark 75 years

Pakistan's Foreign Office announced that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China from 23 to 26 May, meeting Xi Jinping and Li Qiang.

The Marala Headworks on the Chenab River in Punjab, Pakistan, seen from above with barrage gates and a road bridge.

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Flood alert for Chenab as India opens Salal Dam spillway gates

Punjab authorities issued a flood warning for the Chenab after India said it would open the Salal Dam spillway gates, with the river expected to rise two to three metres.

Official portrait of Pakistan's chief of defence forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in military uniform.

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Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir arrives in Tehran for US-Iran mediation

Field Marshal Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on 22 May as Pakistan intensified its mediation between Washington and Tehran over the US-Iran war.

Pakistan Army personnel in combat gear moving along a rubble-strewn street lined with damaged buildings during a clearance operation.

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Pakistan says 23 militants killed in KP operations in 48 hours

The military said security forces killed 23 militants, including a wanted ringleader, in intelligence-based operations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A car being refuelled at a compressed natural gas station in Pakistan, with a dispenser and canopy visible.

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Centre agrees to resume gas supply to KP CNG stations

The federal government agreed to restore 35mmcfd of natural gas to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's CNG stations from 21 May, ending a suspension that began in mid-April.