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A wide view over Quetta city in Balochistan, with low buildings and hills visible under a clear sky.

Shehbaz, Munir vow to crush terror in Quetta security visit

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir visited Quetta, ordering a dedicated security corridor for Balochistan's mineral belt.

The International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, D.C., a large modern building with a glass and stone facade.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

IMF staff end Pakistan visit with FY2027 budget talks open

An IMF mission led by Iva Petrova ended a 13-20 May staff visit to Islamabad, discussing the FY2027 budget, EFF and RSF reforms and a 2pc primary surplus.

Prince Rahim al-Hussaini, Aga Khan V, in a dark suit and tie, photographed against a plain background.

Pakistan / International — Region

Aga Khan V starts Pakistan visit with Zardari meeting

Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V met President Asif Ali Zardari at the start of a 20-26 May visit, reaffirming AKDN's development commitment.

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, in a dark suit and tie, speaks at a podium during an event in Washington in July 2019.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

KP chief minister, Imran Khan's sisters blocked from Adiala jail

Police stopped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and Imran Khan's sisters from reaching Adiala jail, prompting a sit-in that PTI ended early on 20 May.

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

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan says 22 militants killed in North Waziristan operation

The military said security forces killed 22 militants linked to the banned TTP in a North Waziristan operation that began on 17 May and continued into 19 May.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, a white modern structure with a large central dome, seen from the plaza in front.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Shariat Court restores suicide-attempt offence, voids 2022 reform

The Federal Shariat Court declared the 2022 decriminalisation of suicide attempts repugnant to Islam and restored Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Women voters at a polling station, one in a patterned shawl placing a paper ballot into a white box on a table while others wait their turn.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Proposal to raise Pakistan's voting age to 25 draws backlash

A proposal floated by a prime minister's adviser to raise Pakistan's voting age from 18 to 25 under a possible 28th amendment has drawn criticism from opposition and civil society.

A grey Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder fighter jet marked 'THUNDER' and numbered 323, parked on a tarmac under a partly cloudy sky with an orange flag on a pole beside it.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan deploys 8,000 troops and JF-17 squadron to Saudi Arabia

Pakistan has sent about 8,000 troops, a squadron of JF-17 fighters, drones and a Chinese air-defence system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defence pact, Reuters reported.

A large government building at night decorated with rows of small golden lights and red vertical light strands, with illuminated calligraphy on the central facade.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Opposition protests in National Assembly over Imran Khan's medical care

PTI-backed opposition lawmakers protested on the National Assembly floor and said they would boycott the budget session, demanding proper medical care for imprisoned Imran Khan.

An arid landscape with pale sandy ground, scattered thorny green shrubs and several fallen or uprooted dead trees under a hazy sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Lady police constable killed in Turbat attack; husband and child wounded

Constable Shakeela was shot dead and her husband and child wounded when gunmen opened fire on them in Turbat, Balochistan, as she travelled to duty.

A river gorge seen from a hillside, with a winding road cut into steep, sparsely forested slopes above a pale green river, and mountains receding under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan welcomes arbitration award tightening Indus Waters Treaty pondage limits

Pakistan said a Court of Arbitration supplemental award on maximum pondage confirms India cannot inflate storage on the western rivers through unrealistic project claims.

A man with short grey hair in a light blue button-down shirt speaks behind a black microphone, with pink and white floral arrangements behind him.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Naqvi lands in Tehran as Pakistan pushes to revive stalled US-Iran talks

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi made an unannounced two-day visit to Tehran tied to Pakistan's effort to restart US-Iran negotiations after Washington rejected Iran's proposal.