US and Iran have confirmed participation for peace talks in Islamabad on Friday as global efforts mount for a permanent agreement to end the war in the Middle East after a two week ceasefire, according to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
US and Iran have confirmed participation for peace talks in Islamabad on Friday as global efforts mount for a permanent agreement to end the war in the Middle East after a two week ceasefire, according to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Iranians with national flags on Revolution Square, Tehran, on April 8. Photographer: ATTA KENARE/AFP
Pakistan’s economy, already under strain from soaring oil prices, is facing a new setback after it failed to reach agreement with the United Arab Emirates to roll over $3 billion in debt for the first time in seven years.
Pakistan’s economy, already under strain from soaring oil prices, is facing a new setback after it failed to reach agreement with the United Arab Emirates to roll over $3 billion in debt for the first time in seven years.
Pakistan reached an initial agreement with the International Monetary Fund to unlock about $1.2 billion from a $7 billion bailout program, as geopolitical risks from the conflict in the Middle East threaten to upend its economic recovery.
Pakistan reached an initial agreement with the International Monetary Fund to unlock about $1.2 billion from a $7 billion bailout program, as geopolitical risks from the conflict in the Middle East threaten to upend its economic recovery.
Pedestrians pass stores in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Pakistan is scheduled to release consumer price index (CPI) figures on Nov. 1. Photographer: Betsy Joles/Bloomberg
Pakistan reached an initial agreement with the International Monetary Fund to unlock about $1.2 billion from a $7 billion bailout program, as geopolitical risks from the conflict in the Middle East threaten to upend its economic recovery.
Pakistan reached an initial agreement with the International Monetary Fund to unlock about $1.2 billion from a $7 billion bailout program, as geopolitical risks from the conflict in the Middle East threaten to upend its economic recovery.
Pedestrians pass stores in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Pakistan is scheduled to release consumer price index (CPI) figures on Nov. 1. Photographer: Betsy Joles/Bloomberg
Pakistan has ordered fans of its top cricket tournament to stay home and watch matches on television to conserve fuel as disruptions from the Middle East war continue to batter the South Asian nation’s economy.
Pakistan has ordered fans of its top cricket tournament to stay home and watch matches on television to conserve fuel as disruptions from the Middle East war continue to batter the South Asian nation’s economy.
Quiet roads in Islamabad after the government of Pakistan declared a three-day public holiday due to a shortage of petrol and diesel in the country, on March 13. Photographer: Muhammed Semih Ugurlu/Anadolu/Getty Images
Pakistan has ordered fans of its top cricket tournament to stay home and watch matches on television to conserve fuel as disruptions from the Middle East war continue to batter the South Asian nation’s economy.
Pakistan has ordered fans of its top cricket tournament to stay home and watch matches on television to conserve fuel as disruptions from the Middle East war continue to batter the South Asian nation’s economy.
Quiet roads in Islamabad after the government of Pakistan declared a three-day public holiday due to a shortage of petrol and diesel in the country, on March 13. Photographer: Muhammed Semih Ugurlu/Anadolu/Getty Images
Pakistan and Afghanistan have decided to temporarily halt their clashes on the Muslim festivity of Eid, after deadly airstrikes in Kabul this week sparked global alarm and calls for a ceasefire.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have decided to temporarily halt their clashes on the Muslim festivity of Eid, after deadly airstrikes in Kabul this week sparked global alarm and calls for a ceasefire.
Ruins of a drug rehabilitation hospital following an airstrike in Kabul on March 17. Photographer: Sami Jan/Sami Jan/picture-alliance/dpa
Afghanistan’s Taliban government said at least 400 people were killed by Pakistani airstrikes on a drug treatment hospital in Kabul, marking a dramatic escalation in the conflict between the neighbors.
Afghanistan’s Taliban government said at least 400 people were killed by Pakistani airstrikes on a drug treatment hospital in Kabul, marking a dramatic escalation in the conflict between the neighbors.
Afghan firefighters and Taliban security personnel work to extinguish a fire at the Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre in Kabul on March 16. Photographer: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images
Pakistan’s prime minister pledged “full solidarity and support” for Saudi Arabia following a visit to the Middle Eastern kingdom on Thursday, as Islamabad steps up its diplomatic engagement in the Gulf region in an effort to mediate the widening war.
Pakistan’s prime minister pledged “full solidarity and support” for Saudi Arabia following a visit to the Middle Eastern kingdom on Thursday, as Islamabad steps up its diplomatic engagement in the Gulf region in an effort to mediate the widening war.
The US-Israeli attacks are shaking Islamabad’s delicate web of global alliances.
Protesters hold portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along with Pakistani, Palestinian and Iranian flags during a demonstration against the US and Israel in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. The unprecedented US airstrikes on Iran have set traders and governments worldwide on edge, as the Islamic Republic warns of retaliation and Israel shows no sign of letting up in its assault. Photographer: Asim Hafeez/Bloomberg
Pakistan’s central bank held its key policy rate after oil prices surged as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed and the US threatened to deepen a conflict that has upended energy markets.
Pakistan’s central bank held its key policy rate after oil prices surged as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed and the US threatened to deepen a conflict that has upended energy markets.
The emblem of the State Bank of Pakistan in Karach.
Pakistan’s central bank held its key policy rate after oil prices surged as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed and the US threatened to deepen a conflict that has upended energy markets.
Pakistan’s central bank held its key policy rate after oil prices surged as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed and the US threatened to deepen a conflict that has upended energy markets.
The emblem of the State Bank of Pakistan in Karach.
Pakistan announced a range of measures to curb government spending and steps to save fuel as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts energy supplies, threatening economic stability in the South Asian nation.
Pakistan announced a range of measures to curb government spending and steps to save fuel as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts energy supplies, threatening economic stability in the South Asian nation.
Customers queue at a gas in Karachi on March 7. Photographer: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images
Pakistan won’t begin talks to end clashes with Afghanistan until Kabul stops supporting and harboring militant groups that launch cross-border attacks from its territory, a spokesman for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said.
Pakistan won’t begin talks to end clashes with Afghanistan until Kabul stops supporting and harboring militant groups that launch cross-border attacks from its territory, a spokesman for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said.
A Taliban anti-aircraft position on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on March 2.
Pakistan is willing to halt operations against Afghanistan if the Taliban government stops supporting militant groups from its territory, the country’s top military leader Field Marshal Asim Munir said.
Pakistan is willing to halt operations against Afghanistan if the Taliban government stops supporting militant groups from its territory, the country’s top military leader Field Marshal Asim Munir said.
A Pakistani army tank at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman, Balochistan province on March 4.
The US ordered its non-emergency staff and their family members working at its consulates in Lahore and Karachi to leave Pakistan, citing the risk of terrorist attacks after deadly protests erupted following the killing of Iran’s top leader.
The US ordered its non-emergency staff and their family members working at its consulates in Lahore and Karachi to leave Pakistan, citing the risk of terrorist attacks after deadly protests erupted following the killing of Iran’s top leader.
A truck blocking the road leading to the US Consulate following demonstrations in Karachi on March 2.
At least 24 people were killed in protests outside several US consulates across Pakistan on Sunday, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in some regions to quell the anger against the killing of Iran’s top leader.
At least 24 people were killed in protests outside several US consulates across Pakistan on Sunday, prompting authorities to impose a curfew in some regions to quell the anger against the killing of Iran’s top leader.
Security personnel fire tear gas at Shiite Muslims during a protest outside the US consulate in Karachi on March 1.
Pakistan said its ongoing campaign against Afghan militants have left more than 350 Taliban dead, as clashes between the two sides continued for a fourth day and showed few signs of easing.
Pakistan said its ongoing campaign against Afghan militants have left more than 350 Taliban dead, as clashes between the two sides continued for a fourth day and showed few signs of easing.
Relatives and mourners carry a coffin of a victim killed during Pakistani airstrikes in the Ghani Khel district of Nangarhar province on March 1, 2026 amid ongoing cross-border fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Afghan and Pakistani troops battled along their border, Afghan residents and officials told AFP on March 1, with the fighting coming alongside multiple strikes including the former US air base at Bagram. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
At least 10 pro-Iranian protesters were killed in clashes with police as they tried to storm the gates of the US Consulate in Pakistan’s main port city of Karachi on Sunday.
At least 10 pro-Iranian protesters were killed in clashes with police as they tried to storm the gates of the US Consulate in Pakistan’s main port city of Karachi on Sunday.
Police fire tear gas at Shiite Muslims as they stage protests in solidarity with Iran, outside the US consulate in Karachi, on March 1.
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