An Iranian national flag (L) flies at half-mast as Pakistan’s flag (C) flutters during sunset at the Pakistan-Iran border crossing at Taftan, Balochistan on March 4. — AFP
An Iranian national flag (L) flies at half-mast as Pakistan’s flag (C) flutters during sunset at the Pakistan-Iran border crossing at Taftan, Balochistan on March 4. — AFP
Iranian truck drivers have iftar at the Taftan border in Balochistan on March 4, amid ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Iran. — AFP
Iranian truck drivers have iftar at the Taftan border in Balochistan on March 4, amid ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Iran. — AFP
A volunteer distributes iftar meals to Pakistani nationals while crossing the Taftan border after returning from Iran, in Balochistan on March 4, amid ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Iran. — AFP
A volunteer distributes iftar meals to Pakistani nationals while crossing the Taftan border after returning from Iran, in Balochistan on March 4, amid ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Iran. — AFP
Pakistani vendors selling petrol wait for customers at their stall in Taftan, Balochistan province on March 4. — AFP
Pakistani vendors selling petrol wait for customers at their stall in Taftan, Balochistan province on March 4. — AFP

Opinion

Editorial

Reflection time
Updated 25 Jun, 2026

Reflection time

Israel is the biggest source of instability in the Middle East, and it is high time the US ended its blind support to Tel Aviv, if it genuinely wants peace in the region.
Raised temperatures
25 Jun, 2026

Raised temperatures

THE fraught situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir requires immense patience and cool heads. Temperatures are raised on...
Debatable remedy
25 Jun, 2026

Debatable remedy

THE Pakistan Psychiatric Society’s challenge to the Federal Shariat Court’s ruling on attempted suicide deserves...
Pezeshkian’s visit
Updated 24 Jun, 2026

Pezeshkian’s visit

Perhaps a good place to start would be the resumption of work on the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline.
Telecom bill
24 Jun, 2026

Telecom bill

THERE is now no question about it: the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organisation) (Amendment) Bill of 2026 is a...
Updating Islamabad
24 Jun, 2026

Updating Islamabad

ISLAMABAD is growing rapidly. Its planning, however, remains stuck in bureaucratic limbo. Despite years of ...