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Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in a dark suit, photographed during an official visit.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Rubio hails Pakistan's mediation as Dar visits Washington

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Pakistan's Middle East mediation during talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on 29 May 2026.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking at a podium during a public address.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Youm-e-Takbeer: Pakistan leaders reaffirm nuclear deterrence

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari marked the 28th anniversary of Pakistan's 1998 nuclear tests with pledges to defend sovereignty.

A cracked, dry landscape under a bright sun illustrating extreme heat.Pakistan / International — Region

Sindh heat hits record 51.5C in Dadu as UN warns of hottest years

Pakistan's Meteorological Department recorded 51.5 degrees Celsius in Dadu, Sindh, a new national high, as the UN warned of record global temperatures.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz photographed during a public appearance.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz undergoes major surgery in Lahore

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz underwent major surgery at Sharif Medical City Hospital and returned home, senior minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in a dark suit and tie, photographed during an interview.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PM Shehbaz hopes for US-Iran deal after call with Pezeshkian

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told Iran's president he hoped a US-Iran peace deal would materialise soon, as Tehran thanked Pakistan for its mediation role.

A blue tributary stream mixing with the muddy brown water of the Indus River near Chilas in northern Pakistan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan urges India to honour Indus Waters Treaty at Dushanbe

Climate minister Musadik Malik warned that suspending shared-water treaties threatens downstream states and pressed India to respect the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.

A still from an ARY News broadcast showing a detainee in custody with masked security personnel and recovered wire fuses.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

CTD arrests two SRA suspects over Eid plot and Karachi attack

Karachi's Counter Terrorism Department says it arrested two alleged Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army operatives, foiling an Eid al-Adha bomb plot and tracing a clinic attack.

Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, in a dark jacket, photographed against a plain background.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

PTI urges government to reject Abraham Accords and uphold no-Israel policy

PTI called on the government to maintain its non-recognition of Israel and reject normalisation initiatives such as the Abraham Accords.

Storage tanks and industrial infrastructure at Pakistan Refinery Limited in Korangi, Karachi, seen from above.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan plans oil reserves and bonded storage to cut Hormuz risk

Pakistan's energy ministry proposed strategic oil reserves and bonded commercial storage in a document shared with Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, Vitol and other firms.

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

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.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

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.