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The Islamabad Talks banner showing the American, Pakistani and Iranian flags on a government building in Islamabad in April 2026.

International — World / International — World

Islamabad talks end without a deal as US and Iran trade blame

US Vice President JD Vance left Islamabad on 12 April 2026 after 21 hours of talks with Iran ended without an agreement, as Pakistan urged both sides to keep the ceasefire.

A match graphic showing the Hyderabad Kingsmen and Islamabad United team logos inside a floodlit cricket stadium.

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

Labuschagne fifty carries Hyderabad Kingsmen past Islamabad United

Marnus Labuschagne's unbeaten 61 and Asif Mehmood's 4-18 gave Hyderabad Kingsmen a six-wicket PSL win over Islamabad United in Karachi on 12 April 2026.

Representative illustration of the Saudi Arabian and Qatari flags flying in front of a Pakistan skyline with the Pakistan flag.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan secures $5bn financing pledge from Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Saudi Arabia and Qatar pledged US$5 billion in financial support as Pakistan faces about US$4.8bn of external repayments during April 2026, official sources said.

A wide view of the plenary hall prepared for the US-Iran Islamabad Talks, with blue 'Islamabad Talks' banners and large media screens.

International — World / International — World

US and Iran open first direct talks in decades in Islamabad

Led by JD Vance and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, US and Iranian delegations began face-to-face negotiations in Islamabad on 11 April 2026.

A Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jet on static display, marked 'THUNDER' with a Pakistan flag on the tail.

International — Region / International — Region

Pakistan sends fighter jets to Saudi Arabia under defence pact

Pakistan Air Force fighter and support aircraft arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base on 11 April 2026, the first deployment under a 2025 mutual defence pact.

Vehicles queue at a Pakistan State Oil petrol and CNG station beside a road near Hyderabad, Sindh.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan slashes diesel price by Rs135 a litre as fuel costs ease

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cut high-speed diesel by Rs135 and petrol by Rs12 a litre from 11 April 2026, passing on lower global oil prices.

A Shell fuel station forecourt in Karachi at night, with an illuminated canopy over the pumps.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan cuts diesel by Rs135, petrol by Rs12 as global oil prices ease

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cut high-speed diesel by Rs135 and petrol by Rs12 per litre in a televised address, taking diesel to Rs385 and petrol to Rs366 from midnight.

Constitution Avenue in Islamabad, lined with government buildings, seen from the Margalla Hills under a clear sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Iranian delegation lands in Islamabad as Vance heads to US-Iran talks

Iran's delegation landed in Islamabad late on Friday led by speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as Vice President JD Vance flew in for talks beginning on Saturday.

Front facade of the State Bank of Pakistan building in Karachi, a sandstone-and-marble institutional structure under a clear sky.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

ADB lifts Pakistan growth forecast to 3.5pc for FY26 as manufacturing rebounds

The Asian Development Bank raised Pakistan's FY26 GDP forecast to 3.5pc from 3pc on Friday, citing manufacturing recovery and post-flood rebuilding, but warned of downside risk.

A circular 12-inch silicon wafer reflecting iridescent rainbow colours, the substrate on which semiconductor chips are fabricated.

Pakistan / Technology & Telecom

PSEB, GIKI and NED launch semiconductor design training under Rs4.84bn plan

The Pakistan Software Export Board signed agreements with GIKI and NED University for a semiconductor upskilling programme starting May 2026, funded with Rs4.844 billion.

The Prime Minister's Secretariat building in Islamabad, a large white government complex with a tall central block and rows of dark windows.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Shehbaz sets up National Coordination and Management Council for war fallout

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted the NCMC to coordinate economic, trade and internal-security responses, and its first meeting approved exporting surplus furnace oil.

Wide view of the Islamabad skyline seen from the Pakistan Monument, with the city's tree-lined sectors and the Margalla Hills under daylight.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

US and Iran confirm Islamabad talks as Pakistan locks down capital

Washington and Tehran confirmed delegations for the Islamabad talks as Pakistan declared public holidays, sealed the capital's Red Zone and reserved a hotel for negotiators.