→ Pakistan increased petrol by 42.7% to PKR 458.41 per litre and high-speed diesel by 55% to PKR 520.35 per litre with immediate effect, raised the petrol petroleum levy to PKR 160 per litre and set the diesel petroleum levy to zero.
→ Pakistan increased the surcharge on premium petrol by PKR 200 per litre—raising the rate from PKR 100 to PKR 300—under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's approval and targeted at luxury vehicle use.
→ Pakistan issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) closing its Karachi and Lahore Flight Information Regions (FIRs) to all aircraft registered in India — owned, operated, or leased by Indian carriers, including military flights — through April 24, 2026.
→ Pakistan raised wholesale petrol to PKR 321.17 per litre and high-speed diesel to PKR 335.86 per litre, a PKR 55-per-litre increase implemented overnight.
→ The United States ordered non-emergency United States government employees and their family members at the consulates in Karachi and Lahore to depart Pakistan effective March 4, 2026, while maintaining embassy operations in Islamabad.
→ Maersk suspended acceptance of refrigerated (reefer) and dangerous or special cargo to and from the UAE, Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia and halted new bookings between the India Subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka) and Upper Gulf ports until further notice, with exceptions for critical foodstuffs and medicines.
→ Ex-PM Imran Khan and wife sentenced to 17 years for corruption in Pakistan involving undervalued state gifts.
