Border & counterterrorism
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 & FinanceNEPRA 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceRawalpindi 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.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan'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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan 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.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePIA 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceMarkets 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSindh 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.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceKarachi 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.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePM Shehbaz cuts petrol levy by Rs80, price falls to Rs378 after record hike
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cut the petroleum levy on petrol by Rs80 per litre, bringing the pump price down to Rs378, a day after a 42.7 per cent hike in a global oil shock.