Hoardings displaying flags of the US Pakistan and Iran, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, on April 18, 2026. —Reuters
Men ride motorbikes past hoardings displaying flags of the US Pakistan and Iran, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks, outside the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad, on April 18, 2026. —Reuters
Barbed wire blocks a road leading to the President’s House, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, on April 18, 2026. —Reuters
Pakistani flags installed in front of the President’s house, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, on April 18, 2026. —Reuters
With economic stabilisation yet to translate into tangible improvement in living standards, the country’s leaders are finding it increasingly difficult to ignore demands for relief.
For the government, the economy may be more stable now than it was three years ago, but for manufacturers and exporters, it is still difficult to do business.