RAWALPINDI: The sisters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan were refused entry to Adiala Jail on Tuesday for what has become a routine denial of family visits, even as a court has explicitly authorized twice-weekly meetings and as new concerns mounted over the opposition leader’s medical condition.
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ADB launches financial package to shield Asia-Pacific from Middle East conflict fallout
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday it is launching a financial support package to help its developing member countries in Asia and the Pacific cushion the economic and financial fallout from the conflict in the Middle East.
PM Sharif says Islamabad is ready to broker negotiations between Washington and Tehran to end four-week war
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that Pakistan stands ‘ready and honoure’ to host direct negotiations between the United States and Iran, offering Islamabad as a neutral venue for ‘meaningful and conclusive talks’ to end the four-week-old war in the Middle East.
Pakistan secures March-April fuel cargoes, builds buffers as Middle East conflict roils oil markets
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has largely locked in petrol cargoes for the current month and April, with additional shipments in the pipeline to thicken supply buffers, a high-level government committee was told Tuesday as officials monitor the fallout from escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Sindh weighs ‘smart lockdown’ to conserve fuel amid fears of prolonged oil shock
ROHRI: The provincial Sindh government is contemplating a ‘smart lockdown’ as one possible fuel-conservation measure in response to the global oil crisis set off by the US-Israel war on Iran, a provincial minister said Tuesday.
Pakistan positions itself as lead mediator in US-Iran war – FT
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has thrust itself forward as the primary mediator seeking to negotiate an end to the war between the United States, Israel and Iran, drawing on the Pakistani army chief’s longstanding connections in Tehran and the close rapport between Islamabad’s leadership and President Donald Trump, FT reported on Monday.
Pakistan braces for week of widespread rains and thunderstorms as western disturbance approaches
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department on Monday forecast a week of rainfall and thunderstorms across much of the country, with the potential for heavy downpours, isolated hailstorms and flash flooding as a western weather disturbance moves in from the southwest.
Sahibzada Farhan’s World Cup masterclass earns him ICC player of the month for February
LAHORE: Sahibzada Farhan has been named ICC men’s player of the month for February after a record-breaking campaign at the 2026 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, where the Pakistan opener became the tournament’s leading run-scorer and surpassed Virat Kohli’s mark for the most runs in a single edition of the event.
Pakistan bans high-octane fuel in government vehicles as austerity tightens amid oil shock
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif banned the use of high-octane fuel in all government vehicles on Monday, the latest austerity step as the country confronts the economic fallout from soaring global oil prices triggered by conflict in the Middle East.
Pakistan marks founding resolution with gun salutes and flag-raisings, but skips traditional parade amid global oil crisis
ISLAMABAD: The country observed its annual Pakistan Day on Monday with the patriotic fervor that has long defined the holiday, but this year’s ceremonies were deliberately modest, stripped of the usual military parade and large-scale pageantry in line with government austerity measures imposed because of the global oil crisis.