Overview
- U.S. Central Command said coalition air strikes struck scores of facilities inside Iran in a recent operation that Tehran says killed at least 14 people and prompted reported counter‑strikes on U.S. bases in the Gulf.
- Pakistan and Qatar have opened third‑party contact with Washington and Tehran to push both sides back to negotiations and reduce the chance that the fighting spreads to neighbouring states.
- Pakistan’s political and military leadership held an apex security meeting that reaffirmed a zero‑tolerance counterterrorism policy and publicly accused an eastern neighbour of supporting militants.
- Economic authorities released upbeat data showing worker remittances rose 8.6 percent to $41.6 billion for FY2025‑26 and the Securities and Exchange Commission reported a 48 percent annual jump in new stockmarket investors.
- Domestic security and governance work continued in parallel, with police launching probes into a 10‑year‑old girl's death in Lahore, Punjab arresting 9,813 people under anti‑kite laws, and officials highlighting port upgrades and growing Pakistan‑Russia ties as part of broader stability efforts.