PM, ARMY CHIEF REVIEW PAKISTAN'S MEDIATION EFFORT AS US-IRAN TALKS LOOM
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intermediary Tehran responded with its own set of conditions, signalling openness to dialogue but firmly rejecting temporary ceasefire arrangements in favour of a permanent resolution Despite initial reports of deadlock diplomatic momentum continued On March 26 Ishaq Dar confirmed that indirect communication between the US and Iran was underway, with Pakistan acting as a conduit for messages
February 28 following US and Israeli strikes on Iran triggering widespread instability and a global energy shock due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz a vital artery for oil and liquefied natural gas supplies From the outset, Islamabad moved swiftly to engage key stakeholders Prime Minister Shehbaz along with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar initiated a series of high-level contacts with Iranian, Gulf and Western leaders, consistently advocating dialogue, restraint and de-escalation On March 24 the prime minister publicly offered Pakistan as a neutral venue for meaningful and conclusive
Global leaders back Pak istan's peace push as Lebanon crisis deepens
GULF CONFLICT HITS BASMATI TRADE, GLOBAL RICE OUTPUT MAY DROP UP TO 13 MILLION TONS
Pakistan eyes major boost in tyre expor ts as Chinese -backed Ser vice Long March Tyres announces $120 million investment g Co m pa n y ta r g e t s $70m e x p o rt s by J u n e 2026, a i m s to C r o s s $100m n e x t ye a r
in global tyre markets, with exports to the United States and Brazil increasing rapidly The country has emerged as the fifth-largest exporter of tyres to the United States and the seventh-largest to Brazil marking a notable shift from virtually no presence in these markets just a few years ago This growth has largely been attributed to the transfer of technology and expertise through collaboration with Chinese partners which has enabled local manufacturing to meet international standards and compete globally Federal Minister Jam Kamal Khan acknowledged the concerns raised by the industry and reiterated the government’s commitment to supporting sectors that demonstrate strong performance and export potential He emphasised the importance of maintaining a balanced tariff policy that encourages local production while ensuring competitiveness
dustrial partnership, describing it as a key driver behind the rapid growth of the tyre sector The company’s manufacturing facility in Nooriabad was cited as a modern and efficient industrial unit employing around 2 000 workers and incorporating renewable energy solutions, making it one of the more sustainable production facilities in the region
Both sides agreed on the need to strengthen collaboration between the government and industry to support export-oriented growth and industrial expansion The minister underscored that Pakistan must focus on diversification and leverage international partnerships to enhance its manufacturing capabilities and global competitiveness
million by June 2026 and is aiming to cross $100 million in exports in the following financial year a milestone that would place it among Pakistan s leading non-textile exporters within a short span of operations The meeting was informed that Pakistan has made significant progress
The minister noted that the government is working towards diversifying Pakistan s industrial base by promoting emerging industries with high growth potential
The delegation also highlighted the importance of the Pakistan-China in-
The investors expressed confidence in Pakistan s economic outlook despite current global challenges and appreciated the government s continued engagement with the business community
The meeting concluded with a shared resolve to promote policy stability encourage investment and position Pakistan as a competitive hub for manufacturing and exports in emerging sectors such as tyres
TPM, Army Chief review Pakistan's mediation effor
quently, Pakistan deepened coordination with China culminating in a joint five-point initiative aimed at restoring peace and stability in the Gulf and the broader Middle East region The initiative emphasised dialogue respect for sovereignty and the need to safeguard critical trade routes Tensions, however, escalated sharply in early April
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TH E 14-day truce has been followed swiftly by the holding of talks between the USA and Iran in Islamabad, to be led by Vice-President J D Vance for the USA and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Speaker Bagher Kalibaf for Iran These talks should have been held earlier and led to a truce but the immense gap between the two sides kept them apart The main focus is on whether these talks can convert the r14-day ceasefire into a permanent one
The first task of the negotiators will be to ensure that the current ceasefire holds The initial signs are disturbing, as Israeli planes continued to attack Lebanon This is not the result of any misunderstanding; it was specifically stated by US President Donald Trump while announcing the ceasefire that it included Lebanon While joining fully in the attack on Iran, Israel also attacked Lebanon, where it seems engaged in an effort to take over territory and even change the border This is exactly how it observed the ceasefire with Hamas which it interprets to mean that its forces can continue shooting while the ceasefire is said to continue This is the sort of behaviour that Pakistan as the leading mediator in these negotiations, must watch out for and try to prevent
The distance between the two sides is so great that neither side can accept the other s terms without national humiliation This is more serious for Iran apparently, for it might face disaffection with the regime The Trump Administration, on the other hand, faces a midterm, election in November Initial Iranian statements indicate that it thinks it has won The Iranian regime has indeed survived, but the USA has shown it is very strong It will be up to Pakistani diplomats to ensure that Iran does bnot try to overplay its hand Pakistani should realize that its mediational role is indeed an acknowledgement of its place in the world but it is also a poisoned chalice If the negotiations result in an accord, the world will applaud Iran and the USA for drawing back from the brink If there isn t, Pakistan will share part of the blame Even afterwards, if there is any problem in implementation, both the USA and Iran will blame Pakistan At that point, Pakistan might feel it would have been better to follow the example of such powers as Turkey and Egypt
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Pause or preparation?
TH E dilemma faced by Donald Trump had not been faced by previous wartime commanders-in-chief, but it was a problem of his own making By signalling his intentions so clearly he was more or less eliminating the element of surprise so beloved (and rightly so) by military professionals The tension between surprise and declaration of intent is because while the purely military aspect requires that intentions are not signalled, the political aspect demands that the opponent be given a chance to balance the cost of combat against that of accepting the other side’s demands The 10-day ceasefire has merely put off the point where Trump will have to decide The last of his series of threats A civilisation will die tonight was frightening in its implications, as it made it seem that the USA was about to do the unthinkable, and use nuclear weapons It may be a saving grace that Trump realizes that military force is being used to achieve political goals that indeed as Clausewitz once famously said war is a continuation of policy by other means However he does seem to be sure what his policy is He has pitched such a strong position, that it is possible that Iran’s leadership has not been sufficiently cowed by the military force shown so far to agree to those terms That means that the demands must not be such as to be unacceptable However what Trump is now contemplating is seeming out of the playbook that was used in the bombing of Yugoslavia by NATO in 1999 That is given as an example of airpower winning a war When NATO forces restricted themselves to military targets Yugoslavia seemed to absorb it but when NATO knocked out the power grid and the Yugoslav government caved in agreeing to the US demand that UN peacekeepers be let into Kosovo There are two takeaways Iran might have made First, it is much bigger, being roughly two and a half times the size Second, Yugoslav leader Radovan Milosevic ended up facing the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia While one acts as a sort of carrot since it remains to be seen whether the USA has sufficient airpower to knock out Iran s power grid the other acts as a stick While the USA refuses to allow its personnel to be tried by the International Criminal Court, it apparently has no objection to Iranian leaders being so tried (It might be remembered that the ICC developed from the Nuremberg and Tokyo Tribunals in which the winners tried the losers for war crimes Trump himself was laying himself and his military personnel open to a war crime charge for the destruction, even if only partial, of the electricity grid, would lead to such things as desalination plants and hospitals going offline Of course, no one was ever tried for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, so the US political and military leaderships should be safe A more recent example is the impunity of committers of genocide is that of Israeli forces in Gaza
where war crimes have been copiously documented, but no trials have taken place or are ever likely to Because the issues between the two countries have bnot been resolved it seems that the pause is not so much for a long-term peace as a pausev for both sides to revisit strategies and prepare for the next round The USA in particular is in need of a pause Its strategy is compromised in two respects: its command of the air is not guaranteed and its ability to control events in Iran requires a ground invasion
Before a ground invasion can be thought of a basic assumption in all wars that the USA has fought since Korea, that of command of the air, has been challenged While it cannot be denied that the USA has overwhelming air superiority, it does not have command of the air, where its aircraft could operate without fear of enemy air force or air defence While Iran has not put any forces in the air it has taken out US planes Iranian missiles have shot down not just an Fa5 but also two F35s which are stealth aircraft which leave little radar signature One theory is that they fell victim to missiles with heat-seeking capabilities An A10 Warthog has also been shot down, meaning that its sterling role in providing close air support to ground forces may
every importing economy from Karachi to Seoul B-52 deployments were reportedly underway The window for diplomacy was closing Pakistan walked through it anyway
What made this possible was something I find genuinely worth pausing on Pakistan did not arrive at this moment by accident or ambition alone It arrived because decades of calculated proximity to Tehran to Washington to Riyadh to Beijing had quietly accumulated into a form of trust that no single great power could claim The great powers chose sides long ago Pakistan never quite did, and that studied ambiguity turned out to be worth something A country bordering Iran along nearly 900 km of frontier maintaining longstanding security ties with Washington coordinating economic policy with Riyadh and holding enough credibility in Beijing to serve as a quiet channel occupies a position the great powers cannot fill They are too implicated Pakistan is merely indispensable As Andrew Cooper and colleagues established in their foundational work on middle power conduct conflict mediation functions as a form of niche diplomacy through which
states of middling capacity amplify influence precisely because they are not perceived as seeking dominance over the outcome The mechanics of the ceasefire reflect this structural position Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan s military leadership engaged counterparts in Washington and Tehran simultaneously, coordinating in parallel with Saudi Arabia Turkey and Egypt The twophase framework Pakistan proposed an immediate halt to hostilities as a confidence-building measure followed by formal negotiations in Islamabad on the deeper questions of sanctions, nuclear enrichment, and regional influence, was a considered application of what mediators call ripeness theory, a theory put forward by American Professor I William Zartman: the recognition that parties enter negotiations not when they want to but when the costs of continued conflict exceed the costs of compromise Iran s agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a goodwill gesture, and Washington’s agreement to delay imminent strikes, were both expressions of that calculus One should be honest about the fragility of what was achieved Two weeks is not a settlement The divergence between US objectives (nuclear rollback, deterrence) and Iranian ones (sanctions relief, regional legitimacy) has not disappeared; it has been deferred The nuclear enrichment question sits unresolved at the centre of everything Iran’s own National Security Council statement framed the ceasefire in triumphalist terms that diverge considerably from Washington s reading of events Israel s partial acceptance of the arrangement, excluding the Lebanese front, leaves the regional architecture incomplete in ways that carry their own escalatory risk The deeper structural questions the sanctions architecture the nuclear file the question of US force presence in the region have barely been touched A ceasefire without a political settlement is, at its core, borrowed time Yet fragility should not be considered a failure Dennis Ross one of the more experienced practitioners of Middle Eastern mediation has argued that the task of a mediator is to condition
The problem seems to be that the USA and Iran have still not resolved their differences on such issues as the Iranian missile programme , which enables it in striking at US bases and blocking the Hormuz Strait, or the presence of the USA in the region. While this goes on, the two countriesÊ militar y machines will probably be using this ceasefire as a pause for preparation for the next round.
both sides to recognise that they cannot achieve their core objectives without addressing what the other side needs That conditioning has not yet happened between Washington and Tehran What Pakistan has managed is the prior step: creating the space in which such conditioning might become possible Time-bound ceasefires, as conflict resolution scholarship has long maintained, are often the only achievable first move when the gap between parties is too wide for a comprehensive agreement The 14-day horizon creates urgency and urgency used carefully is its own form of diplomatic pressure The episode points to something larger about the changing grammar of the international order Scholars of middle power statecraft have observed that in a multicentred networked world no longer organised around the settled authority of a single hegemon emerging middle powers increasingly turn to mediation and crisis management as instruments of agency Pakistan s intervention fits this pattern precisely It reflects not idealism but calculation: a recognition that the costs of regional escalation, for Pakistan’s economy its Balochistan frontier its own energy security were too high to absorb passively Islamabad acted because it had to and found in that necessity a form of standing it had not previously been accorded
There is no certainty the standing will hold, but it is to be hoped the ceasefire leads to a longterm cessation of conflict Pakistan itself is embroiled in a plethora of internal issues A state managing acute civil-military tension a fragile balance of payments and an active insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is not obviously suited for the extended diplomatic marathon that converting this ceasefire into a durable settlement will demand The Islamabad talks, when they begin will require patience institutional depth and the capacity to absorb pressure from competing alliances simultaneously Pakistan has demonstrated the instinct for mediation The institutional architecture to sustain it is another question, and the honest answer is that it remains unbuilt The potential, I wrote some months ago was there It still is Whether the resolve follows is what the next decade will answer The writer is a freelance columnist
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Pakistan’s contribution to UN peacekeeping missions
contributors with 8 230 peacekeepers constituting over 9 percent of the UN s total deployment Currently, Pakistani peacekeeping forces are serving in a number of UN peacekeeping missions like: (i) UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); (ii) UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS); (iii) UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA); (iv) UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP); and (v) UN Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM) This reflects Pakistan’s commitment to supporting global peace and security through multilateral efforts in some of the most challenging environments In 1993 the Deputy Commander of UN Forces in Somalia said that Pakistani soldiers have been completely dependable even in the most difficult circumstances They have shouldered a huge and dangerous load of the United Nations’ operation in Somalia ” On 29 May 2025 commemorating the International Day of the UN Peacekeepers the UN honored the remarkable sacrifices and contributions of Pakistani peacekeepers To date, 181 Pakistani soldiers have laid down their lives Furthermore, over 97 Pakistani peacekeepers have been awarded the prestigious Dag Hammarskjold Medal the UN’s highest honour recognizing their exceptional dedication This acknowledgment underscores Pakistan s vital role and steadfast resolve Pakistan has taken a significant step to further professionalise its peacekeeping role by integrating the UN Field Medical Assistants Course (FMAC) into its pre-deployment training for uniformed peacekeepers This UN-led course part of the Triangular Partnership Programme under the Depart-
As global conflicts grow increasingly complex, PakistanÊs peacekeeping legacy offers both credibility and moral authority within the international system Beyond militar y contributions, PakistanÊs role highlights its commitment to humanitarian responsibility and conflict resolution, with its peacekeeping operations ser ving as an integral par t of IslamabadÊs multilateral diplomacy.
ment of Operational Support, equips personnel with critical life-saving medical skills to stabilise casualties in volatile and remote mission environments until advanced care is available a capability that directly enhances troop safety and mission effectiveness Building on the UN s standard sevenday FMAC, the Pakistan Army has developed an extended 14-day Combat Medics Course (CMC) that blends FMAC modules with additional training tailored to environmental hazards and specific field risks and has translated the curriculum into Urdu for broader comprehension among its forces By adopting FMAC principles and focusing on Training of Trainers to sustain internal instructional capacity, Pakistan is not only boosting the medical readiness of its peacekeepers but also reinforcing its long-standing commitment to global peace and security Pakistan s institutional investment in peacekeeping capacity is both substantial and strategically significant In 2013, Pakistan established the Centre for International Peace and Stability (CIPS), a state-of-the-art training institution at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) dedicated to the training and professional development of its peacekeeping personnel CIPS has introduced 200 courses and provided training to more than 4000 Pakistan s peacekeepers In August 2013, during the inauguration of CIPS in Islamabad the then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underscored Pakistan s exceptional standing in UN peacekeeping missions He noted More than 100 countries contribute troops and police for UN peacekeeping missions Pakistan is number one It is impossible to speak about the history of UN peacekeeping without highlighting the contribution of Pakistan ” This institutional commitment reflects Pakistan s long-term vision not only to sustain but further enhance the effective-
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ness, professionalism, and global impact of its peacekeeping contributions, reinforcing its role as a cornerstone of international peace and security To address today’s challenges to UN peacekeeping missions Pakistan along with the Republic of Korea co-hosted the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting in Islamabad in April 2025, with the theme Towards a Safer and More Effective Peace: Using Technology and an Integrated Approach ” This meeting highlighted various challenges which include financial sanctions growing threats to the safety and security of UN peacekeepers the targeting of UN peacekeeping operations based on disinformation, and the destabilizing effects of new and emerging technologies
Pakistan’s contribution to UN peacekeeping missions stands as a powerful testament to its enduring commitment to international peace stability and multilater-
alism Pakistani peacekeepers have consistently demonstrated professionalism, discipline and sacrifice, often operating under the most dangerous and complex conditions With thousands of troops deployed hundreds of lives laid down and countless civilians protected Pakistan has earned global respect as one of the UN s most reliable troop-contributing countries
As global conflicts grow increasingly complex, Pakistan’s peacekeeping legacy offers both credibility and moral authority within the international system Beyond military contributions Pakistan s role highlights its commitment to humanitarian responsibility and conflict resolution, with its peacekeeping operations serving as an integral part of Islamabad’s multilateral diplomacy
The writer is Research Officer at the Center for International Strategic Studies Sindh (CISSS)
become a rapidly depleting source of marginal barrels At the same time, control over physical flows has been fully taken by Tehran Satellite tracking between March 1 and April 7 shows only 92 tankers carrying crude refined products and LPG leaving the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, of which 60 were either Iranian-owned or transporting Iranian cargo Among the remaining 32 vessels roughly one-third were destined for India The implication is clear: the Strait has not been formally closed but it has been operationally nationalized
Since the beginning of the conflict Iran has faced fewer difficulties in finding buyers for its barrels than before China remains the core demand center, with imports reaching 1 6 million b/d in March (the highest since November 2025) out of total Chinese seaborne crude imports of 10 million b/d However these flows reflect a segmented market: large stateowned buyers continue to abstain due to compliance risks and transaction complexity leaving independent refiners in Shandong province to absorb the majority of volumes These teapot refiners operate through yuan-denominated payments via smaller regional banks, effectively bypassing traditional financial channels Outside China, Iran’s export options have been evolving Syrian demand, previously in the range of 80 000–100 000 b/d has effectively disappeared following the political transition in early 2025
However Southeast Asia continues to function as an important logistical staging ground, with ship-to-ship transfer hubs in Singapore and Malaysia facilitating the onward movement of Iranian barrels into China’s independent refining sector particularly around Rizhao and Dongjiakou India meanwhile is emerging as the next most interesting buyer on the list
The high-profile case of the tanker Ping Shun, carrying 80,000 tonnes of Iranian Light and initially bound for Vadinar, illustrated the complexity of these flows when it was rerouted to China mid-voy-
age While speculation pointed to payment constraints Indian authorities attributed the change to routine adjust-
ments in bills of lading Besides the Vadinar refinery is scheduled for maintenance from April 9 (thus needing no crude intakes for the current month) Nevertheless, Indian engagement with Iranian supply is expanding The tanker Jaya, carrying 280,000 tonnes of Iranian crude, is currently en route to India with an expected arrival on April 10 after having floated near Singapore for several weeks Additional deliveries already include LPG cargoes of 12 000 and 44 000 tonnes discharged in Mangalore in late March and early April, alongside shipments of high-sulfur fuel oil and naphtha If oil flows are adapting payments are evolving even faster Tehran s proposed ceasefire framework (admitted as the starting point for the negotiations by the US) includes a controversial provision: transit through the Strait of Hormuz would require Iranian approval – and payment At least one vessel is already reported to have paid around $2 million for passage allegedly settled in yuan The Financial Times reported that a spokesperson for Iran s Oil Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters Union said the proposed tariff would be $1/bbl While there is speculation that payments could be made in cryptocurrency Iran is more likely to favour settlement in hard currencies which are easier to convert and have transactional utility in trade In this context, the Chinese yuan stands out as a particularly practical option With a significant share of China’s oil trade with both Russia and Iran already conducted in yuan such a model has clear potential to scale – with far-reaching implications A sustained shift toward yuan-denominated transactions in oil trade and oil-related services would erode the dominance of the petro-dollar system, introducing a parallel framework anchored in China’s financial ecosystem For Washington this would mean not just a tactical setback but a real challenge Whether such a transition materializes will depend on the response of other regional actors, particularly Gulf states that have suffered both physical and reputational damage during the conflict Their willingness (or refusal) to recognize Iran s emerging role as both gatekeeper and toll collector will shape the next phase of market evolution For now, however, the balance of power is unmistakable In a market defined by crude shortages and constrained logistics, the decisive factor is no longer production capacity alone – but control over movement And in that respect Iran has shifted from being a sanctioned supplier to becoming the arbiter of flow itself
BH I N D The Headlines – The F-15E rescue Iran operation sold by the Trump administration as a biblical triumph stands exposed as one of the most costly and contradictory failures in modern military history Not only did it set back the US taxpayer over $300 million dollars Iran now claims that they foiled an attempt to seize the nation’s highly enriched uranium A triumphant success of biblical proportions was the way US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth described his nation s mission to
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Punjab Assembly resolution seeks Nobel Peace Prize nominations for PM, Munir and Dar
role in easing tensions linked to the Middle East crisis The resolution was moved by PML-N Chief Whip Rana Muhammad Arshad It commends the three leaders for what it terms effective diplomacy and says their efforts helped advance peace and stability in the region According to the resolution, tensions involving Israel the United States and Iran had intensified and were posing a serious threat to global peace It says the conflict in the Middle East could turn into a major international crisis at any time, and argues that the prime minister, the CDF and the deputy prime minister should be recognised for their diplomatic efforts through Nobel Peace Prize nominations Pakistan drew international attention after Islamabad brokered a temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran shortly before US President Donald Trump’s
warning of ‘hell’ was due to expire Trump later announced late on Tuesday night that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran following discussions with Prime Minister Shehbaz and Field Marshal Munir
During those efforts, Prime Minister Shehbaz asked Trump to extend his deadline by two weeks to allow diplomacy more time and the US president accepted that request Deputy Prime Minister Dar remained in contact with stakeholders, including Washington, and played what the resolution described as a key part in bringing the United States and Iran to the table
The resolution also says Pakistan is set to host delegations from the United States and Iran after the announcement of the temporary ceasefire arranged by Islamabad
PM, Munir review mediation efforts Separately, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan s commitment to supporting both Iran and the United States in efforts to reach a peaceful agreement after the earlier two-week ceasefire According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister ’s Office Field Marshal Munir called on the prime minister and the two reviewed progress in Pakistan s mediation efforts aimed at securing lasting peace in the region
The leadership appreciated the restraint demonstrated by all sides and reiterated Pakistan s commitment to facilitate and provide all out support to both the sides to arrive at a peacefully negotiated settlement, the PMO said
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The Sindh government has set up a high-level committee to oversee implementation of the inquiry report into the Gul Plaza fire according to a statement issued by the Sindh Home Department
The decision was taken on Thursday during a meeting of the provincial cabinet s sub-committee, where the report was reviewed The Home Department said the move was made to ‘ensure the execution of the inquiry report into the Gul Plaza Shopping Centre blaze in Karachi
The fire broke out on the night of Jan 17 and took nearly two days to be completely put out The incident left the ground-plus-threestorey Gul Plaza building
devastated with parts of the structure collapsing More than 70 people were killed in the blaze
Following the incident a onemember judicial commission was constituted to investigate the matter The commission, headed by Sindh High Court Justice Agha Faisal submitted its report to the Sindh government on Tuesday
According to the Home Department s statement the commission identified the causes of the fire, fixed responsibility and put forward recommendations for future action The statement said, ‘This decision follows significant progress made after the investigation into the unfortunate fire incident at Gul Plaza Shopping Centre, Karachi Committee composition and mandate The newly formed committee
will be led by Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar as convener Sindh Local Government Minister Nasir Hussain Shah and Sindh Industries Minister Ikramullah Dharejo have been named as members, while Additional Chief Secretary of the Sindh Home Department Iqbal Memon will serve as both member and secretary
The statement said the committee s terms of reference include preparing a comprehensive strategy for implementation in light of the inquiry report, proposing corrective steps based on the causes and shortcomings identified in the Gul Plaza incident and ensuring effective coordination among the relevant institutions It added that the committee would also have the authority to co-opt any expert or relevant officer if required
Pakistan condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon, says they undermine
