ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appealed directly to Iran’s president on Friday to avoid any steps that could unravel weeks of painstaking diplomacy, as the United States and Iran exchanged a third consecutive round of military strikes and the ceasefire Pakistan brokered last month showed signs of buckling.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani weather officials on Saturday warned that a fresh storm system moving into the country’s northern mountains this week could trigger sudden, destructive flooding from glacial lakes, the latest in a string of alerts this summer as the region grapples with a punishing combination of heat and rain.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States made significant progress toward a reciprocal trade agreement during two days of talks in Washington, according to Pakistan’s foreign ministry, as officials from both countries work to lock in a durable framework before a temporary tariff measure lapses later this month.

ISLAMABAD: A landmark ruling this week from Pakistan’s newly formed Federal Constitutional Court has upended nearly a decade of court-ordered demolitions across this sprawling port city, finding that the country’s Supreme Court exceeded its authority when it launched a sweeping campaign against illegal construction that eventually claimed one of Karachi’s most recognisable buildings.