Mideast Ties
It is not merely about a populist, whimsical president.
Updated 24 Mar, 2026 10:13am
DAP imports vulnerable to supply disruptions.
Updated 24 Mar, 2026 08:21am
Analysts estimate loss of 7m to 10m barrels per day of Middle East oil production.
Updated 24 Mar, 2026 08:18am
Says no country will be immune to effects of the crisis if it continues "in this direction".
Published 23 Mar, 2026 03:01pm
International gold prices dive to 4-month low as inflation pressures lift rate hike bets.
Updated 24 Mar, 2026 01:11am
IDF ordered to destroy all bridges over Litani River; key Qasmiyeh bridge near Tyre damaged in strikes.
Updated 23 Mar, 2026 08:01am
Bound by a defence pact with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan is in a precarious position.
Updated 18 Mar, 2026 09:51am
Analysis notes solarisation saved $12 billion in import bill; says every gigawatt of distributed solar deployed is hedge against brewing energy crisis.
Published 17 Mar, 2026 01:17pm
Delays in delivery of oncology medicines can have dire consequences for patients, who might have to restart therapy or see cancer worsen.
Published 16 Mar, 2026 02:00pm
Dubai is no longer insulated by a magic bubble.
Updated 14 Mar, 2026 09:49am
Policy reforms can plug the structural economic gaps exposed by the Gulf conflict.
Updated 14 Mar, 2026 09:36am
US issues 30-day licence for countries to buy Russian oil and petroleum products stranded at sea.
Updated 14 Mar, 2026 08:22am
Experts say T-bill returns may rise in the coming months as the conflict pushes inflation higher.
Updated 14 Mar, 2026 08:18am
The US president’s current policy towards Iran, and potentially a host of others, can be summed up in three words: ‘submit, or die.'
Updated 13 Mar, 2026 09:42am
PAKISTAN has to maintain a delicate balance where the geopolitics of the US-Israeli aggression against Iran are...
Updated 13 Mar, 2026 09:24am
Prices unlikely to hit $200 a barrel, US energy secretary says.
Updated 13 Mar, 2026 08:26am
"Our principal position on issues regarding sovereignty, international law and the UN Charter ... is respected in all regional capitals," FO spokesperson says.
Updated 12 Mar, 2026 08:24pm
Regional states need to sit down and talk. They must also pledge and work towards collective security.
Updated 12 Mar, 2026 09:21am
Outlook for inflation and global economic growth amid increasing geopolitical turmoil remains volatile.
Updated 12 Mar, 2026 08:39am
Petroline ramps up activity to bypass Hormuz blockage.
Updated 12 Mar, 2026 08:12am
“There is no petrol at the depot for the past four days,” says one tanker driver.
Published 11 Mar, 2026 02:42pm
PM defends "difficult decision" on fuel prices, says global oil market "not in Pakistan’s hands".
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 09:00am
US president calls Mojtaba’s appointment "bad idea"; says war could be "over soon".
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 07:45am
Opposition leaders criticise petrol price hike, court rulings and ‘Board of Peace’ plan.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:27am
The political calculation in Tehran was simple — the country cannot afford a leadership vacuum.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 09:07am
Lebanese parliament postpones legislative elections for two years; Lebanese president suggests full truce, direct talks.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 07:58am
Says mission would be aimed at escorting container ships and tankers in order to gradually reopen the strait.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:10am
Hamas confirms talks ‘frozen’; meeting with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators cancelled.
Updated 10 Mar, 2026 08:05am
The war in the Middle East seems to be settling into a gruelling stalemate. The outcome will now be decided by who has the stomach to carry on like this and who asks for a ceasefire first.
Published 09 Mar, 2026 02:24pm
Pakistan Cables’ new manufacturing could help it weather supply disruptions and rising metal prices.
Updated 09 Mar, 2026 08:31am
