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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 / Politics & GovernancePakistan weighs daytime-only commerce as power package saves Rs20bn
Power Minister Awais Leghari said the government is consulting provinces on limiting commercial activity to daytime, as its surplus power package saved Rs20.83bn in three months.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceKhawaja Asif warns India of response 'to Kolkata' over false-flag plot
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif accused India of preparing a false-flag operation and warned Pakistan would respond as far as Kolkata, amid tensions over the Iran war.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan to repay $3.5bn UAE debt this month as April obligations hit $4.8bn
Pakistan will return its entire $3.5 billion debt to the United Arab Emirates this month in three instalments, officials said, bringing April external debt service to $4.8bn.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan rolls out free public transport and fuel subsidies after petrol, diesel price shock
Islamabad and Punjab make state-run buses free for 30 days and announce targeted subsidies after fuel prices jumped sharply on the Iran war.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePSX plunges 3,500 points as Trump's Iran threat spooks investors
The KSE-100 fell 2.25 per cent to 152,011 points on 2 April 2026 after Donald Trump vowed to keep fighting in Iran, sending oil higher and dashing hopes of a quick end to the war.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan's economy grows 3.89% in Q2 FY26 as industry rebounds
Pakistan's GDP grew 3.89 per cent year on year in the second quarter of FY26, the fastest Q2 expansion in four years, as industry rebounded, the National Accounts Committee said.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan signs its first Article 6.2 carbon market deal with Norway
Pakistan and Norway signed the country's first bilateral agreement under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, opening the door to carbon trading and climate finance.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan and Afghanistan resume dialogue in Urumqi under Chinese mediation
Officials from Pakistan, Afghanistan and China met on 1 April 2026 in Urumqi under the trilateral mechanism, marking the first formal contact since Operation Ghazab lil-Haq began.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceConstitutional court seeks KP CM reply on Imran 'release force' plan
The Federal Constitutional Court gave KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi 10 days to answer a petition against the proposed 'release force' for Imran Khan.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePunjab Assembly gets bill to jail forced conversions for up to five years
A private member's bill tabled in the Punjab Assembly on 31 March 2026 would punish forced religious conversion with up to five years in prison and a fine.
Pakistan / Business & FinanceProvinces agree to share oil subsidy as government shelves smart lockdown
President Zardari and the four chief ministers agreed that provinces will share the oil subsidy burden under the NFC Award, shelving a proposed nationwide smart lockdown.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan 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.