Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hushnud Ahsan Iqbal, spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, over the phone. The two leaders expressed concern over the changing situation in the region and agreed to maintain continuous communication on regional developments. Pakistan’s Foreign Office stated that the two leaders also discussed the current tense situation. Due to the Middle East crisis, there is a possibility of a 30-50 rupee increase in the price of petrol and diesel per liter.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has visited Federal Minister and Senator, Mohsin Nawaz Khatib, to inquire about his health. Educational institutions in Sindh will remain closed on the occasion of Youm-i-Ali (Commemoration Day of Ali).
The staff claims that the police quarters in Artillery Ground are in a deplorable condition. A Supreme Court decision was issued in the case of excessive violence against medical student Khadija Ghaffar in Faisalabad.
The Gulf Airline has planned flights from today to March 19. Minister of Finance, Miftah Ismail, will chair the Economic Coordination Committee meeting today to determine the prices of petroleum products. In the last seven days, a total of 814 flights were canceled from Pakistan to Middle Eastern countries.
During the protest at the US Consulate in Karachi, 11 people were killed and over 30 others injured. A committee led by Additional IG, Zafar Lark, has begun the investigation. Operation Badr is ongoing in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sector of the Pak-Afghan border against the Afghan Taliban. Two major plans to cause destruction in the city of Buner have been foiled by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader, Sheikh Waqas Akram. He stated that Pakistan should be immediately separated from the Board of Peace. The Punjab government has decided to set up anti-drone units in all districts of Punjab. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch a train service in the Peshawar Valley with the cooperation of the federal government.
In response to the Ramazan-ul-Mubarak, the Punjab Police is on high alert, with over 83,000 police officers and officials deployed. The police stated that the son of the murdered taxi driver has accused the suspects of murder and burning his body. Russia has provided Iran with the positions of American warships and aircraft. Iranian Parliament Speaker, Dr. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, claimed that the US aircraft carrier, Abraham Lincoln, has abandoned the battlefield.
In a statement on social media platform X, Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, stated that some countries have started mediation efforts. The global price of crude oil increased by 9% after the failure of the US to open the Strait of Hormuz. The Gulf Airline has planned flights from today to March 19.
The British government has offered 150 families to leave the country voluntarily, with a heavy payment. Secretary of the Interior, Shabana Mahmood, has been accused of being involved in the scheme after starting it, and has faced severe criticism from British taxpayers.
Sources:
* Pakistan’s Foreign Office
* Supreme Court
* Punjab Police
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government
* Iranian government
* British government
