Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to press for de‑escalation and promote the Pakistan‑China five‑point peace plan.
- The prime minister’s high‑level meeting on Thursday asked provinces to share fuel subsidy costs and to pause low‑priority projects to redirect funds to public relief.
- Officials said Iran approved transit for 20 Pakistan‑flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz, and two vessels have already crossed after coordinated efforts by Islamabad.
- The government is offering targeted weekly petroleum subsidies and enforcing cuts to official fuel use to keep farms, buses, and freight moving as global prices rise.
- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met the US chargé d’affaires and top business forums to seek investment, explain energy pricing steps, and safeguard macro stability.