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Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Conflict
Follow Pakistan’s operations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, including airstrikes in Kunar, Helmand and Paktika, ground firing exchanges, and the diplomatic track with Kabul.
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Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan cuts petrol and diesel prices by Rs22 per litre
Pakistan's government cut petrol and high-speed diesel prices by Rs22 per litre from 29 May 2026, the third straight weekly reduction, as global oil prices fell.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceRubio 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceYoum-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.
Pakistan / International — RegionSindh 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePunjab 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePM 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceCTD 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePTI 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.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan 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 / Politics & GovernancePakistan, 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceShehbaz, 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.