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Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, in a dark suit and tie, photographed in 2024.

Pakistan and China put forward five-point peace plan as Mideast war enters fifth week

DPM/FO Ishaq Dar and Chinese FM Wang Yi issued a five-point initiative in Beijing on 31 March 2026 for halting the US-Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

A close-up of a red leather cricket ball with its stitched seam.

Pakistan / Entertainment & Culture

PCB charges Fakhar Zaman with ball-tampering as PSL faces growing turmoil

The PCB charged Lahore Qalandars batter Fakhar Zaman with ball-tampering over a five-run penalty in Sunday's PSL defeat to Karachi Kings, with a hearing due.

A winding road climbs through the dry, rocky hills of the Khyber Pass toward the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan and Afghan Taliban trade heavy fire in Bajaur after Eid pause ends

Pakistani forces and Afghan Taliban fighters exchanged heavy fire in Bajaur on 30 March 2026, as Kabul accused Pakistan's shelling of killing a civilian in Kunar.

Rain-soaked trees and a misty hillside during monsoon rainfall in Pakistan.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Heavy rain and roof collapses kill 17 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 14 of them children

PDMA said at least 17 people, 14 of them children, were killed and 56 injured in rain-related roof and wall collapses across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 25 March.

Officials seated along both sides of a long polished conference table beneath a large glass chandelier, with Pakistani and British flags at the far end.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan offers to host US-Iran talks as four-nation consultations end

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt ended quadrilateral consultations in Islamabad on 29 March 2026, with Ishaq Dar offering to host US-Iran talks.

A hazy roadside filling station with a green canopy, a tall orange CNG sign and buses parked on an open concrete forecourt.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan allocates Rs125bn to hold oil prices as PM reviews fuel austerity

A 29 March 2026 fuel review chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif allocated Rs125 billion to prevent a petrol and diesel price rise and pushed vehicle registration.

Deep cracks in dried lakebed mud stretch toward a line of scrub and a range of barren mountains under a blue sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan unveils first national drought action plan to shift from relief to readiness

Pakistan presented a National Drought Action Plan at a 29 March 2026 Islamabad workshop, aiming to move from post-impact relief to early warning and preparedness.

A wide avenue in Islamabad lined with lamp posts and government buildings under a clear sky.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Saudi, Turkiye, Egypt foreign ministers to visit Islamabad for Iran war talks

On 28 March 2026 Pakistan said the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt will meet in Islamabad on 29-30 March to discuss the Iran war.

A Pakistan State Oil retail fuel station with a canopy and pumps in Hyderabad, Pakistan.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

Pakistan holds petrol and diesel, raises kerosene to Rs433.40

On 28 March 2026 Pakistan raised kerosene by Rs4.66 to Rs433.40 a litre while freezing petrol and diesel, as PM Shehbaz said the state would bear Rs56bn.

The historic headquarters of the State Bank of Pakistan in Karachi, photographed at dusk.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

IMF, Pakistan sign staff-level agreement unlocking $1.2bn tranche

On 28 March 2026 the IMF announced a staff-level agreement unlocking $1.2bn for Pakistan under the EFF and RSF, with tacit backing for Islamabad's fuel subsidy.

Pakistan / Business & Finance

KSE-100 plunges 5,405 points as war panic returns to PSX

Pakistan's benchmark KSE-100 index fell 3.41 per cent to 152,907.97 on Thursday as fading hopes of a US-Iran ceasefire and rising oil prices triggered broad selling.

Pakistan / Politics & Governance

Pakistan emerges as US-Iran backchannel as 15-point plan moves through Islamabad

On 27 March 2026 Pakistan's mediation in the US-Iran war drew Kuwaiti royal and US lawmaker endorsements alongside DPM Dar's confirmation.