Commuters ride past an electronic board featuring Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (C), displayed along a street in Islamabad on June 22, 2026 on the eve of Pezeshkian’s visit to Pakistan amid the US-Iran peace talks. — AFP
Commuters ride past an electronic board featuring Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L), President Asif Ali Zardari (R) and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (C), displayed along a street in Islamabad on June 22, 2026 on the eve of Pezeshkian’s visit to Pakistan amid the US-Iran peace talks. — AFP
A commuter travels past roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star
A commuter travels past roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star
Commuters travel along roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star
Commuters travel along roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star
A commuter travels past roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star
A commuter travels past roads lined with the flags of Pakistan and Iran as Islamabad prepares to welcome Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad on June 22. — White Star

Opinion

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Need for dialogue
06 Aug, 2026

Need for dialogue

THE interior minister’s comments at an Islamabad seminar last week have sparked many a conversation about the ...
Bad press
06 Aug, 2026

Bad press

THE government’s move to impose restrictions on international media will not only alienate the foreign press, it...
Automobile concerns
06 Aug, 2026

Automobile concerns

PAKISTAN’S automobile industry is at a critical juncture. Sharp cuts in tariffs on the import of completely built...
State of confusion
Updated 05 Aug, 2026

State of confusion

FROM the looks of it, America has no exit strategy to extricate itself from the disastrous war with Iran. US...
Pension decision
05 Aug, 2026

Pension decision

THE government’s decision to formally operationalise the new Defined Contribution Pension Fund Scheme is a step...
Preventable deaths
05 Aug, 2026

Preventable deaths

THE deaths of 144 children from measles and diphtheria in Karachi during the first seven months of the year expose a...