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ISE Towers, the Islamabad Stock Exchange building in Islamabad, Pakistan, a tall office block that housed one of Pakistan's predecessor exchanges.Pakistan / Business & Finance

PSX surges 14,000 points to all-time high after US-Iran ceasefire lifts Gulf markets

The KSE-100 closed 14,137.55 points higher at 165,811 on 8 April 2026, its biggest single-day gain ever, after the Pakistan-brokered US-Iran ceasefire.

A high-voltage electricity transmission tower standing in fields at Thathi Mughlan, Punjab, Pakistan.Pakistan / Business & Finance

NEPRA approves Rs1.42 per unit increase in April electricity bills

NEPRA approved a Rs1.42 per unit fuel cost adjustment for February, raising April electricity bills after the Central Power Purchasing Agency sought Rs1.62.

PTI supporters gathered at a protest in favour of Imran Khan, holding party flags.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Rawalpindi police charge Imran Khan's sisters and 1,400 others under anti-terror law

Rawalpindi police registered an anti-terrorism case against Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan, Noreen Niazi and about 1,400 unidentified people after the Adiala Road protest.

The State Bank of Pakistan headquarters building in Karachi.Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan repays $1.3bn Eurobond on schedule as $3.5bn UAE repayment looms

Pakistan repaid a $1.3 billion Eurobond maturing on 8 April 2026 plus $126 million in coupons, the finance adviser said, while a $3.5 billion UAE repayment approaches.

The Prime Minister's Secretariat building in Islamabad, seen at night.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan's mediation lands a two-week US-Iran ceasefire as Trump floats a 12-hour ultimatum

On 7 April 2026 Pakistan held the line as the sole channel for the US-Iran ceasefire framework, with Trump's 12-hour ultimatum and Tehran's 10-point counter still on the table.

An aerial view of Jubail Industrial City on Saudi Arabia's eastern Gulf coast.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan condemns Iranian strikes on Saudi energy facilities after Jubail blaze

Pakistan's Foreign Office condemned Iranian missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's Eastern Region energy facilities on 7 April 2026 and reaffirmed support for Riyadh.

A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200ER parked at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore.Pakistan / Business & Finance

PIA suspends Beijing and Kuala Lumpur flights and ends discounts as jet fuel costs soar

PIA said on 6 April 2026 it would cap UAE flights at 16 a week, suspend Gulf and Asian routes and scrap passenger discounts after jet fuel prices doubled.

Shoppers and pedestrians walking past small shops in the Anarkali bazaar in Lahore, Pakistan.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Markets and malls to close at 8pm across Pakistan except Sindh under energy-saving order

The federal government ordered markets, malls and most shops to close by 8pm across Pakistan from April 7, with Sindh holding out, as war-driven fuel costs strained the economy.

A river landscapePakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan brokers 'Islamabad Accord' ceasefire plan for US-Iran war, Tehran rejects US terms

Pakistan on 6 April 2026 transmitted a two-phase ceasefire framework to the US and Iran; Iran replied with a 10-clause counter-proposal while Trump held his Tuesday ultimatum.

A 1988 map of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border showing the Durand Line and the road network across the frontier.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan says 796 Afghan Taliban and militants killed in Operation Ghazab lil-Haq

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said forces have killed 796 Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij fighters and foiled an attack on a border post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A colorized transmission electron micrograph showing two green mpox virus particles against a blue background.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Sindh confirms mpox in seven newborns as Khairpur hospitals report four deaths

Sindh's health department confirmed mpox in seven newborns in Khairpur, four of whom died, and temporarily closed two hospital neonatal units as contact tracing began.

The stone facade and arched windows of the Karachi Press Club building, flanked by palm trees.Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Karachi police detain 23 PTI leaders and workers as fuel-price protest is broken up

Karachi police detained 23 PTI leaders and workers, including two former lawmakers, after breaking up a protest against record fuel prices near the Karachi Press Club.