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The plane operated by K2 Airways possibly crashed into the sea south-west of Karachi after a series of sharp altitude changes and a steep final descent.

Pakistani rescuers scour waters for cargo plane missing off Karachi coast

The crew comprised two pilots, two engineers and one support staffer, says operator K2 Airways

The energy shock from the Strait of Hormuz's closure has not led to a collapse of Pakistan's public finances. There is no currency crisis, either.

Opinion & Features

THE BOTTOM LINE

Pakistan is defying some long-held investing myths

Islamabad’s unlikely role as a broker of peace in the Gulf has put it back on institutional investors’ radar

“There’s more work to be done. We’re not there yet. I hope we get there,” United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

Global Enterprise

US Secretary of State Rubio sees progress in Iran talks, more work to be done

Pakistan’s military chief arrives in Teheran to press on with mediation efforts

US President Trump at the Palm Beach International Airport on Apr 25. He cancelled a planned visit to Islamabad by his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Global Enterprise

Trump scraps US-Iran talks as hopes for peace fade

Iran’s President Pezeshkian demands the US lift its blockade on Iranian ports before talks begin

The US has yet to find a way to open the strait, where Iran has blocked nearly all ships apart from its own since the start of the war eight weeks ago.

Global Enterprise

Iran’s foreign minister arrives in Pakistan, Trump expects offer satisfying US demands

The tour will include consultations on the latest efforts to end the war, according to Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Security personnel block a road leading to Serena Hotel, where the US and Iran held talks on Apr 11 and 12, in Islamabad.

No second round of US-Iran peace talks in sight, but host Islamabad maintains security lockdown

Officials say cordon stays in case anyone, including Trump, arrives

A man sits outside a closed shop on Apr 10 at a market after authorities ordered closures to reduce energy consumption in Karachi.

A war in the Persian Gulf is plunging Pakistan into darkness

ELECTRICITY has become a luxury for Mohammad Rizwan.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (right) welcomes Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir (left) at an airport in Teheran on Apr 15.

Global Enterprise

Iran, US narrow differences after Pakistani mediation but splits remain: senior Iranian official

No dates have been decided for a second round of talks between Washington and Teheran

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (left), special envoy Steve Witkoff (centre) and Vice-President JD Vance (right) at a news conference in Islamabad on Apr 12.

US-Iran peace talks end without agreement, delegations leave Pakistan

No change in Hormuz as long as US does not agree to a ‘reasonable deal’, Iran media quotes informed source as saying

Teheran insisting that formal talks can begin only after Washington gives commitments on a ceasefire in Lebanon and lifting sanctions on Iran.

What are the main talking points at the US-Iran negotiations in Pakistan?

Teheran is expected to demand compensation for all damage during the six-week war

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