- Oil markets have been rattled by the Middle East conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
- Pakistan heavily relies on energy imports, raised fuel prices by Rs55 per liter earlier this month
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- Pakistani driver killed by falling debris during missile interception in Abu Dhabi amid escalating Middle East conflict
- Death leaves more than a dozen dependents in Pakistan without income after eight years of overseas work
- Pakistan less exposed to LNG disruptions as domestic power rises, Power Minister Leghari says
- 74% of power now from local sources, targeting 96%, LNG accounts for 10% of power generation
- The initiative comes as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been severely disrupted by the widening conflict in the region
- Since the US and Israel struck Iran last month, Tehran has moved to restrict passage through the waterway
- Israeli forces killed two in the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday
- Israel has killed 23 in Gaza since the US and Israel jointly struck Iran on February 28
- “Three vessels remain stuck at the east side, they have 76 Indian sailors onboard,” Sinha said
- He added that 24 Indian-flagged vessels were stuck west of the Strait
- The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Aramco was in talks with at least two Ukrainian companies to buy interceptor drones to safeguard its oilfields
- Guardiola refused to look beyond Saturday’s Premier League clash when pressed about the prospect of an unlikely comeback
- “West Ham, now is West Ham. These kind of games, it is hard,” he told reporters
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- Information minister says over 650 Taliban fighters killed, dozens of militant sites destroyed since Feb. 26
- Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan of supporting militant groups, a charge denied by officials in Kabul
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