China launches Pakistani satellite PRSC-EO3 into orbit

China has successfully launched a Pakistani remote sensing satellite into orbit, marking another step in growing space cooperation between the two countries and boosting Islamabad’s technological capabilities.

Pakistan is preparing to host a new round of high-stakes negotiations between the United States and Iran, but uncertainty over Tehran’s participation has cast doubt on whether the talks will proceed as planned.

Pakistan’s diplomatic push to help end the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran has reached a “critical and sensitive” stage, according to Iran`s Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam. In a statement shared on social media, the envoy described Islamabad’s efforts as `positive and productive`.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have held their first round of peace talks in China, marking a significant diplomatic effort to ease weeks of intense cross-border fighting. 

Pakistan’s unexpected rise as a potential mediator in the Iran war has drawn global attention, with analysts pointing to a mix of strategic geography, political ties and calculated diplomacy behind Islamabad’s role. 

Pakistan is set to host a crucial round of diplomatic talks involving Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt as efforts accelerate to bring the United States and Iran toward negotiations after weeks of escalating conflict. 

Pakistan launched airstrikes on a military site in Kandahar after authorities said drones linked to the Afghan Taliban targeted civilian areas and military installations inside the country, intensifying tensions along the volatile border.

Pakistani fighter jets carried out pre-dawn airstrikes in eastern and southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, targeting what Islamabad described as militant bases. Afghan authorities, however, said civilians were killed in the attacks and warned of retaliation.

Pakistan has prolonged its ban on Indian aircraft using its airspace for another month, extending the restriction until March 23 amid continuing diplomatic strain between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Pakistan’s government has decided to transfer jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to hospital for urgent eye treatment.

Pakistani security forces say they have killed at least 145 militants in Balochistan during an intensified security operation launched after a wave of coordinated gun and bomb attacks that killed nearly 50 people across the province.

Pakistan’s military on Saturday said it killed at least 92 militants during large-scale security operations in the southwestern province of Balochistan.

A massive fire tore through a busy shopping mall in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, killing at least six people and injuring around 20 others.

Pakistan has struck a weapons sale agreement worth more than $4 billion with Libya’s eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), Pakistani officials said.

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has called on supporters to prepare for nationwide protests after he and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were sentenced to 17 years in prison in the Toshakhana-II corruption case, vowing to challenge the ruling in the Islamabad High Court.

The political crisis in Pakistan escalated further on Wednesday after the Punjab Assembly approved a resolution demanding a complete ban on former prime minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.