The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the government to move former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a hospital from prison for medical treatment, offering relief to the opposition leader after more than three years behind bars.

At least four climbers have died after a team of 10, including renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja, went missing Thursday following an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram range.

The negotiations between the US and Iran are “ongoing” to restore stability, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said at a weekly briefing in Islamabad.

Pakistan’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Monday balancing inflation risks from the Iran war against improving investor confidence following the country’s sovereign rating upgrade.

S&P Global Ratings raised Pakistan’s credit rating citing strengthened institutional capacity that has bolstered the country’s foreign exchange reserves and eased pressure on external balance.

Pakistan’s finance ministry has appointed banks for its global bond and sukuk programs, according to a statement.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif assured the visiting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian his country won’t let down Iran, as the two leaders met in Islamabad after the US-Iran truce that Pakistan helped mediate.

Pakistan left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Monday as policymakers balanced inflation risks stemming from the Middle East conflict against a moderation in economic activity.

Pakistan’s 18.8 trillion-rupee ($67.6 billion) budget, which includes lower taxes on sectors like cement and textiles, has lifted related stocks as the country seeks to balance growth with its International Monetary Fund commitments.

Pakistan unveiled a budget aimed to bolster growth with tax cuts for businesses, while also making an effort to preserve fiscal gains amid rising oil prices.

Afghanistan said Pakistani strikes overnight in its eastern provinces killed 13 people, including children, renewing tensions between the neighbors that have clashed for months leaving hundreds dead on both sides.

Fuel sales in Pakistan have slumped as costlier prices triggered by the Iran war force consumers to cut back, according to AKD Securities Ltd.

Pakistan’s inflation accelerated to a two-year high as conflict in the Middle East drove up energy import costs.

Pakistan aims to grow at a slightly faster pace in the financial year starting July even as the crude price shock from the Middle East war clouds the outlook for the nation, which continues to rely on support from the International Monetary Fund.

A historic energy crunch is pushing ordinary citizens to find their own fixes as temperatures rise.

Pakistan’s trade deficit increased to nearly four-year high adding strain to the fragile economy and thin foreign exchange reserves.

Pakistan issued a heat wave warning for parts of the country, which threatens to strain the power grid and risks further blackouts, as the nation grapples with energy shortages due to the conflict in the Middle East.

Pakistan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in almost three years, hiking it more than economists expected, as conflict in the Middle East disrupts energy supplies and fuels inflation.

The US and Iran failed to kick off a second round of peace talks this weekend despite a last-minute push by Pakistan, delivering a blow to Islamabad’s efforts to broker a settlement to end the two-month-old war.

Businesses and residents in Pakistan’s capital are growing frustrated with the city’s weeks-long lockdown of roads, schools and offices as authorities continue to keep security restrictions in place in the hope of hosting further US-Iran peace talks.