Israel Iran Conflict
With the prospect of protracted conflict on the entire western flank, Pakistan must now take sober stock of its resource position.
Updated 05 Mar, 2026 09:34am
The Iran-linked instability highlights the fact that Pakistan’s macroeconomic resilience remains fragile.
Updated 05 Mar, 2026 10:30am
Ex-Khamenei aide says Tehran has no intention of negotiating; Israel plans another "one, two weeks" of attacks; death toll in Iran crosses 1,000.
Updated 05 Mar, 2026 07:39am
Hassan Khomeini, grandson of first supreme leader Imam Khomeini, also said to be in running.
Updated 05 Mar, 2026 07:49am
Crisis deepens as US sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87; Hormuz shipping paralysed for fifth day.
Updated 05 Mar, 2026 08:00am
UN relief coordinator regrets that respect for international law being challenged and eroded again.
Updated 05 Mar, 2026 08:25am
• UAE airspace partially closed; commercial flights limited • Wealthy residents paying up to $200,000 for private evacuation flights.
Updated 05 Mar, 2026 08:28am
For a country battling insurgencies in two provinces, facing a hostile Afghan Taliban regime, and grappling with deep internal divisions, instability in a neighbouring state carries tangible security risks.
Published 04 Mar, 2026 01:12pm
Petroleum minister says Pakistan closely monitoring situation on daily basis.
Published 04 Mar, 2026 12:41pm
Says updates regarding resumption of services to be communicated “in due course” through its official channels.
Published 04 Mar, 2026 10:45am
The ME is being ruptured rather than restructured.
Updated 04 Mar, 2026 09:39am
Two evacuation flights with 200 passengers each landed in the Czech capital Prague on Tuesday morning.
Updated 04 Mar, 2026 08:34am
US officials say unclear whether rounds fired by Marines struck or killed anyone.
Updated 03 Mar, 2026 09:50pm
Perhaps, the nature of history itself has changed.
Updated 03 Mar, 2026 09:24am
AS hostilities continue following the Israeli-American joint aggression against Iran, there seems to be no visible...
Updated 03 Mar, 2026 08:50am
Pakistan’s trade likely to face delays, higher freight and insurance costs.
Updated 03 Mar, 2026 07:39am
The roots of fresh developments date back to the 12-day war between Israel and Iran in 2025 and the nuclear talks between US and Tehran.
Updated 02 Mar, 2026 07:12pm
A senior Israeli general Rafi Milo said the military would intensify its attacks on Lebanon, after launching strikes...
Published 02 Mar, 2026 10:05am
THERE is no question about it: with the brutal assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and...
Updated 02 Mar, 2026 09:06am
Hacked Iranian app urges armed forces to disarm; ‘wiper’ attacks deleting Israeli data.
Published 02 Mar, 2026 07:02am
As it is with most asymmetric conflicts, Iran wins if it doesn’t lose, and the US loses if it doesn’t win.
Published 01 Mar, 2026 01:37pm
During the transition phase, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is likely to play a decisive role in managing the affair.
Updated 01 Mar, 2026 12:57pm
UNLESS there is an immediate diplomatic breakthrough, the joint Israeli-American aggression against Iran launched on...
Updated 01 Mar, 2026 09:24am
Remittances likely to decline during Ramazan.
Updated 01 Mar, 2026 10:14am
Endurance, not spectacle, appears to be the guiding principle for Iranian leaders.
Updated 01 Mar, 2026 08:23am
Trump confirms "major combat operations" in Iran; Israel declares "state of emergency"; FO issues travel advisory for Pakistanis in Iran; Tel Aviv strikes Lebanon too.
Updated 28 Feb, 2026 01:14pm
Perhaps Iran can still be wrecked as Donald Trump has threatened to do, but it’s difficult to see how.
Updated 03 Feb, 2026 09:26am
US official alleges Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force initiated the plot to "assassinate” Israeli envoy to Mexico late last year but was disrupted this year.
Updated 08 Nov, 2025 08:40am
IAEA inspectors have returned to Iran, says Director General Rafael Grossi.
Updated 28 Aug, 2025 12:28pm
Tehran to hold negotiations with Britain, Germany and France today.
Updated 26 Aug, 2025 08:24am
