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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking at an official event

Pakistan offers to host US-Iran talks as Trump amplifies Sharif

On 24 March 2026 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered Islamabad as the venue for US-Iran talks, an offer President Trump reposted on Truth Social.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaking during an interview in 2025.

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Pakistan offers to host US-Iran talks as Shehbaz presses Pezeshkian on de-escalation

On 23 March 2026 Pakistan offered to host US-Iran talks and PM Shehbaz Sharif urged President Masoud Pezeshkian to pursue de-escalation as Trump paused strikes.

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Pakistan tops Global Terrorism Index 2026 as TTP attacks push terror deaths to a 12-year high

The Institute for Economics and Peace's Global Terrorism Index 2026 places Pakistan at the top of the ranking for the first time, with 1,139 terror-related deaths recorded in 2025.

The Minar-e-Pakistan monument in Lahore, with its tower and surrounding park.

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Pakistan marks Pakistan Day with scaled-back ceremonies under oil-crisis austerity

On 23 March 2026 Pakistan marked Pakistan Day with gun salutes and simple flag-hoisting ceremonies after the annual parade was cancelled under oil-crisis austerity.

A helicopter flies over the Tarbela Dam reservoir on the Indus River with spillway water visible below

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Shehbaz warns of water crisis on World Water Day as Zardari presses India over the Indus treaty

On 22 March 2026 PM Shehbaz Sharif said clean water is a basic human right and President Zardari urged India to restore the suspended Indus Waters Treaty.

The Torkham border area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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Operation Ghazab lil-Haq paused for Eid, not ended, ministers warn Taliban

On 21 March 2026 Pakistani ministers said Operation Ghazab lil-Haq was only paused for Eid and warned the Afghan Taliban to honour Doha Agreement commitments.

Muslims offering Eid prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.

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Eidul Fitr marked nationwide as Zardari and Shehbaz urge Muslim unity

Pakistan marked Eidul Fitr on 21 March 2026 with prayers across the country, as the president and prime minister urged Muslim unity amid Middle East hostilities.

A line of trucks and vehicles waiting at the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Pakistan rejects Taliban claim it broke Eid truce, warns operation will resume

Pakistan's information ministry on 20 March 2026 called Afghan Taliban truce-violation claims frivolous and warned the Eid pause in fighting could end at once.

Former Pakistani prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan gestures while speaking, in a file photograph.

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PTI leaders again denied a meeting with Imran Khan at Adiala jail

PTI said jail authorities ignored a court-approved list of six visitors, while the opposition demanded Imran Khan be shifted to hospital care.

A nuclear-capable Ghauri missile mounted on a launcher is driven past during a Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad in 2007.

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Pakistan rejects US intelligence chief's claim that its missiles threaten America

The Foreign Office dismissed Tulsi Gabbard's 2026 threat assessment, saying Pakistan's missile programme is defensive and India-specific.

Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee members, led by chairman Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad, attend the Shawwal moon-sighting press conference in Islamabad on 19 March 2026.

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Eid ul Fitr to be observed in Pakistan on 21 March as Shawwal moon not sighted

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee said no credible crescent testimony was received, so Ramadan completes 30 days and Eid falls on Saturday.

Friends prepare to break their fast with an Iftar meal at dusk on the Margalla Hills in Islamabad during Ramadan.

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Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to five-day Eid al-Fitr truce after weeks of border fighting

Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban announced a five-day Eid al-Fitr pause in cross-border fighting, requested by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye.