The US will guide third-party ships through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump has said, describing the move as a humanitarian effort to help stranded crews.

The US Central Command has requested that long-delayed Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles be deployed to the Middle East, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.  

Pakistan's powerful army chief completed a three-day visit to Tehran, the country's military said on Saturday, having met top Iranian leaders and negotiators as part of efforts to end the Middle East war.

Pakistan’s army chief is set to meet with Iranian officials in Tehran on Thursday in a bid to ease tensions in the Middle East and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran after almost seven weeks of war.

Petroleum prices surged sharply as the government raised petrol to Rs458.41 and diesel to Rs520.35 per litre, citing rising global oil prices driven by Middle East tensions.

Iran could face retaliation from its Gulf neighbors for attacks on their energy infrastructure, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Al Saud has warned, adding that the “patience” of the countries of the region is not “unlimited.”

The Qatari Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field, which is jointly operated by Iran and Qatar. The ministry said that strikes on Pars constitute “a threat to global energy security.”

President Zelenskyy warned that Iran-Russia cooperation in drone warfare poses a growing global threat, offering Ukraine’s advanced interception technology to allies amid rising regional tensions.

Search and rescue teams responded immediately, evacuating personnel to hospitals for medical checks.

Watch: Noreen Niazi, sister of Imran Khan, was injured after falling into an under-construction drainage line near Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.

PTI and family criticize secrecy, demanding treatment at Shifa International under personal doctors. Doctors confirm procedure successful; third injection planned for March 24.

Following Pakistan’s heavy defeat to India in the T20 World Cup, former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar launched a scathing attack on the Pakistan Cricket Board, indirectly targeting chairman Mohsin Naqvi. He questioned the competence of the current leadership and criticized what he called the “superstar culture” surrounding Babar Azam.