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Shehbaz Sharif
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Shehbaz Sharif vows Balochistan crackdown after 42 killed in insurgent attacks
Pakistan’s prime minister has promised a harder counterterrorism campaign after deadly attacks on police and soldiers in Balochistan, but accusations against India and Afghanistan risk widening the crisis beyond the province.
July 9, 2026
Pakistan expands search for missing K2 Airways Boeing 737 as monsoon seas hamper rescue
Pakistan has widened the Arabian Sea search for a missing K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered authorities to deploy full resources, but officials have not confirmed the fate of the five crew members.
July 8, 2026
Lahore tutoring centre roof collapse kills 14 children as negligence inquiry widens
Fourteen children died beneath an unregistered Lahore tutoring centre, exposing dangerous gaps in building inspections before Pakistan’s monsoon.
July 1, 2026
US-Iran talks face immediate Hormuz test as rival closure claims threaten fragile deal
Oil is still moving through Hormuz, but Iran says the strait is closed. Switzerland talks must now prevent a fragile peace deal from unravelling.
June 21, 2026
Iran peace deal hopes rise as Strait of Hormuz drone clash exposes fragile diplomacy
Strait of Hormuz access could reset oil risk, but Iran’s timing dispute keeps the United States peace deal on a fragile edge.
June 14, 2026
Crude prices are betting on peace, but Gulf shipping flows still hold the real answer
Read how U.S.-Iran deal hopes and Strait of Hormuz shipping risks could reshape oil prices, LNG flows, India markets and energy security.
June 13, 2026
Iran deal talks expose the hardest question: Who controls uranium, sanctions and Hormuz?
Oil markets want a Strait of Hormuz deal. The harder test is whether United States and Iran can turn a 60-day pause into nuclear clarity.
June 13, 2026
Pakistan train blast kills at least 24 in Balochistan as separatist violence targets security personnel
Balochistan’s railways are becoming a battlefield. The Quetta blast puts Pakistan’s security forces and infrastructure under renewed strain.
May 24, 2026
US Navy destroyers hit Iranian targets at Qeshm and Bandar Abbas amid ceasefire test
Trump calls US strikes on Iran a love tap. Iran reviews a US deal that ends the war but parks the nuclear question for later. Hormuz is the test.
May 8, 2026
Strait of Hormuz update: Donald Trump halts Project Freedom as Iran agreement moves closer
Donald Trump paused Project Freedom one day after launching it. The blockade stays, oil sits above $112, and the Iran agreement now hinges on Beijing.
May 6, 2026