Overview
- Federal Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik met Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al‑Malki in Islamabad to request an alternative supply route.
- Saudi authorities assured Pakistan that oil deliveries can be facilitated via the Red Sea port of Yanbu and pledged emergency support.
- One vessel has been assured for dispatch to Yanbu to lift crude for Pakistan, and Islamabad has asked for priority allocation.
- The government says it is monitoring the energy supply situation daily to maintain uninterrupted deliveries.
- Iranian state media quoted an IRGC adviser as declaring the Strait of Hormuz closed and warning ships, jeopardizing a corridor that carries about one‑fifth of global oil.