This blog is closed â our live coverage continues in a new blog here State-run public transport in Pakistanâs capital and most populous province will be free for the coming month, officials said, after the government drastically raised fuel prices due to the Iran war. The announcement on Friday came after street protests and long queues of motorcycles at fuel stations triggered by a late-night decision to impose a 42.7% rise in the price of petrol to 485 rupees ($1.74) a litre. Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif backpedaled late on Friday, saying he was reducing the levy and setting petrol prices at 378 rupees per litre. âThis decrease will be applicable for at least one month,â he said in a televised national address reported by Agence France-Presse, adding: double quotation markI promise I will not rest until your life is back to normal. Sharif did not reduce the price for diesel, which will remain at 520 rupees (US$5.60) per litre following a 54.9% price hike. Interior minister Mohsin Naqvi said on X: double quotation markAll public transport in Islamabad will be made free of cost for the general public for the next 30 days, starting tomorrow [Saturday]. The government would
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This live coverage has closed - Read the latest news on the conflict in the Middle East here. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for Iran talks on…
Read original at BBC →Pakistani capital in pandemic-style limbo as people work from home, public transport is closed and businesses shut Across Islamabad, there is lockdown. The streets of the Pakistani capital have been empty for days,…
Read original at The Guardian →President changed his tune at request of Pakistan’s leaders, though he said military blockade of Iranian ports will continue Donald Trump unilaterally announced an extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran on…
Read original at The Guardian →US president says on Truth Social attacks are on hold until Iran submits proposal and talks reach end Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Tuesday that he…
Read original at The Guardian →⢠Get the latest updates on the war with Iran here. ⢠Truce extended: US President Donald Trump said he extended the ceasefire with Iran until peace talks have ended â despite his prior vow not to prolong the…
Read original at CNN →Donald Trump has spent days negotiating peace in Iran â with himself. The president has rolled out every trick in his entrepreneurâs manual âThe Art of the Dealâ in trying to create leverage, spin endgame…
Read original at CNN →On Monday morning, President Donald Trump told The New York Post that Vice President JD Vance was already on his way to Pakistan for negotiations with Iran. âTheyâre heading over now,â the Post quoted Trump as…
Read original at CNN →The US made good on its threat to board and seize any vessel defying its blockade of Iranâs ports on Sunday, with footage released by the military showing a guided-missile destroyer firing on the Iran-linked M/V…
Read original at CNN →The Trump administration is considering unfreezing $20 billion in Iranian assets as part of ongoing negotiations with Tehran, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. Officials are hoping that a broader…
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Read original at Fox News →Vice President JD Vance said over the weekend that the high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Iran ended without a deal after Iranian officials refused to accept American terms including an end to all uranium…
Read original at Fox News →Donald Trump has said the US will begin blockading the strait of Hormuz in an attempt to take control of the strategic waterway. Key US politics stories from Sunday 12 April at a glance Donald Trump has said the US will…
Read original at The Guardian →Oil prices and borrowing costs are expected to rise this week as tankers remain stranded in the Gulf Middle East crisis live – latest updates The failure of the US and Iran to reach a peace deal after marathon…
Read original at The Guardian →⢠Follow the latest updates on the war with Iran here. ⢠Truce in Iran: President Donald Trump said the temporary two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran is âholding wellâ following the weekendâs failed…
Read original at CNN →We watched the sun go down in Islamabad and then come up again as these marathon talks went on. To end without a deal marks a fundamental blow to nascent hopes of finding an off-ramp to this crisis. These were meetings…
Read original at CNN →Vice-President JD Vance has said that the US and Iran failed to reach an agreement following lengthy peace talks in Pakistan. The delegations met in Islamabad, Pakistan during a temporary ceasefire. Vance said the US…
Read original at BBC →JD Vance leads American delegation while Iran’s negotiators headed up by Iran’s parliamentary speaker Peace talks between Iran and the US began in Islamabad this afternoon, with senior negotiators from both countries…
Read original at The Guardian →Iran dropped explosives in the waterway erratically and may not have marked where it put all of them, US suggests Iran is unable to find the mines it laid in the strait of Hormuz and does not have the capacity to remove…
Read original at The Guardian →US vice-president flies to Islamabad for negotiations as Iranians insists Israel end its offensive in Lebanon JD Vance has warned Iran not to âtry and playâ the US at talks planned for Saturday in Islamabad, while…
Read original at The Guardian →Trump is on the verge of squandering a ceasefire that serves US interests for the sake of an unreliable ally When Pakistanâs prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, announced that the US and Iran, along with their allies, had…
Read original at The Guardian →Beijing’s powerbrokers are credited with winning Iran over, although one analyst says they were ‘pushing an open door’ As the world struggles to make sense of what, if anything, was achieved by the ceasefire deal…
Read original at The Guardian →The streets of Islamabad have been emptied by a sudden two-day public holiday, declared to enforce a strict security lockdown in the Pakistani capital. Behind the barricades, diplomatic activity is operating at a fever…
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Read original at Fox News →Donald Trump pauses threat to bomb Iranian infrastructure as Tehran proposes 10-point plan that includes control of strait of Hormuz and withdrawal of all US forces Full report: US and Iran agree to provisional…
Read original at The Guardian →The clock is ticking down to US President Donald Trumpâs deadline for Iran to strike a deal and open the Strait of Hormuz â or be heavily bombed and face âhell.â Trump had set 8 p.m. ET Tuesday (Wednesday 3:30…
Read original at CNN →⢠Follow the latest updates on the war with Iran here. ⢠New strikes after ceasefire announcement: Missile attacks were reported across the Gulf region and Israel shortly after President Donald Trump announced…
Read original at CNN →This blog is closed â our live coverage continues in a new blog here State-run public transport in Pakistanâs capital and most populous province will be free for the coming month, officials said, after the…
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View source →Pakistani capital in pandemic-style limbo as people work from home, public transport is closed and businesses shut Across Islamabad, there is lockdown. The streets of the Pakistani capital have been empty for days, shops have been…
View source →President changed his tune at request of Pakistan’s leaders, though he said military blockade of Iranian ports will continue Donald Trump unilaterally announced an extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday amid frantic…
View source →US president says on Truth Social attacks are on hold until Iran submits proposal and talks reach end Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Tuesday that he was indefinitely…
View source →⢠Get the latest updates on the war with Iran here. ⢠Truce extended: US President Donald Trump said he extended the ceasefire with Iran until peace talks have ended â despite his prior vow not to prolong the truce. He said the US…
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