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The two-storey Punjab Assembly building in Lahore with arched windows and a domed entrance.

Punjab Assembly gets bill to jail forced conversions for up to five years

A private member's bill tabled in the Punjab Assembly on 31 March 2026 would punish forced religious conversion with up to five years in prison and a fine.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, in a dark suit and tie, photographed in 2024.

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Pakistan and China put forward five-point peace plan as Mideast war enters fifth week

DPM/FO Ishaq Dar and Chinese FM Wang Yi issued a five-point initiative in Beijing on 31 March 2026 for halting the US-Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

A winding road climbs through the dry, rocky hills of the Khyber Pass toward the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

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Pakistan and Afghan Taliban trade heavy fire in Bajaur after Eid pause ends

Pakistani forces and Afghan Taliban fighters exchanged heavy fire in Bajaur on 30 March 2026, as Kabul accused Pakistan's shelling of killing a civilian in Kunar.

Rain-soaked trees and a misty hillside during monsoon rainfall in Pakistan.

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Heavy rain and roof collapses kill 17 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 14 of them children

PDMA said at least 17 people, 14 of them children, were killed and 56 injured in rain-related roof and wall collapses across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 25 March.

Officials seated along both sides of a long polished conference table beneath a large glass chandelier, with Pakistani and British flags at the far end.

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Pakistan offers to host US-Iran talks as four-nation consultations end

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt ended quadrilateral consultations in Islamabad on 29 March 2026, with Ishaq Dar offering to host US-Iran talks.

Deep cracks in dried lakebed mud stretch toward a line of scrub and a range of barren mountains under a blue sky.

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Pakistan unveils first national drought action plan to shift from relief to readiness

Pakistan presented a National Drought Action Plan at a 29 March 2026 Islamabad workshop, aiming to move from post-impact relief to early warning and preparedness.

A wide avenue in Islamabad lined with lamp posts and government buildings under a clear sky.

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Saudi, Turkiye, Egypt foreign ministers to visit Islamabad for Iran war talks

On 28 March 2026 Pakistan said the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt will meet in Islamabad on 29-30 March to discuss the Iran war.

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Pakistan emerges as US-Iran backchannel as 15-point plan moves through Islamabad

On 27 March 2026 Pakistan's mediation in the US-Iran war drew Kuwaiti royal and US lawmaker endorsements alongside DPM Dar's confirmation.

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IHC fixes 31 March hearing on Imran and Bushra £190m sentence pleas

The Islamabad High Court has scheduled 31 March to hear Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi's pleas to suspend their sentences in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case.

The Torkham border crossing area on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, seen from a distance

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Pakistan resumes Operation Ghazab lil-Haq as Eid pause ends

The Foreign Office says the temporary Eid pause in Operation Ghazab lil-Haq is over and the campaign against the Afghan Taliban will continue until its objectives are achieved.

Supporters at an MQM rally in Karachi waving party flags

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MQM-P presses PM Shehbaz for 28th amendment on local government

An MQM-P delegation asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Karachi to include Article 140A in a 28th constitutional amendment and to fast-track Karachi's development package.

A Tezgam Express passenger coach photographed on the railway

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Tezgam derailment: minister blames human and mechanical error

Pakistan's railways minister says human and mechanical error likely caused the Tezgam derailment near Lodhran that injured 26 passengers on Tuesday night.