The Standard

Join The Standard The Standard (formerly Newsweek Pakistan) invites Lahore-based multimedia journalists, researchers, and thinkers to join us as full-time colleagues.

Both countries have said they have agreed to a pause in hostilities in response to requests from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkiye, while warning any violation will lead to immediate resumption of conflict thestandard.com.pk/pakistan-afgha…

Conflict enters dangerous new phase with attacks on critical energy infrastructure across the Gulf, raising fears of severe shocks to the global economy thestandard.com.pk/energy-in-cris…

A news roundup of the top Pakistani stories for March 19, 2026 thestandard.com.pk/the-takeaway-m…

Joseph Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, stressed that Iran posed on 'imminent threat' to the U.S., adding Washington launched the conflict under 'pressure' from Israel and its American lobby thestandard.com.pk/senior-u-s-cou…

Tehran vowed ‘harsh revenge’ after Israel's assassination of Ali Larjani and Gholamreza Soleimani, with Iran subsequently launching a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes across the region thestandard.com.pk/assassination-…

A news roundup of the top Pakistani stories for March 18, 2026 thestandard.com.pk/the-takeaway-m…

Editorial: Amidst global fuel disruptions, and weeks after enacting policies discouraging new solar adopters, the energy minister is acknowledging solar power's role in achieving self-reliance thestandard.com.pk/editorial-the-…

A writ petition before the Lahore High Court, filed by journalist @Benazir_Shah, urges the court to declare the PECA (Amendment) Act, 2025 ‘unconstitutional’ over its restrictions on free speech and the public's right to information thestandard.com.pk/challenging-pe…

With the conflict now in its third week, conflicting accounts suggest little headway in efforts to achieve a ceasefire as hostilities continue to intensify thestandard.com.pk/widening-diplo…

In post on X, Imran Khan’s ex-wife claims their sons have been waiting for visas to Pakistan for 60 days thestandard.com.pk/jemima-urges-p…

A news roundup of the top Pakistani stories for March 17, 2026 thestandard.com.pk/the-takeaway-m…

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has thanked the government and people of Pakistan for their support and solidarity with the people and government of Iran during the ongoing conflict triggered by joint U.S.-Israeli strikes thestandard.com.pk/iran-f-m-thank…

No end in sight to drone strikes on Gulf states, as U.S. president claims war will continue until Iran’s military capabilities ‘fully dismantled’ thestandard.com.pk/iran-conflict-…

Senior provincial minister says government will approach courts under Defamation Law, 2024 thestandard.com.pk/punjab-governm…

P.M. Sharif and the Saudi Crown Prince have both agreed to continue working together for regional peace and stability, according to an official statement thestandard.com.pk/p-m-sharif-ass…

As the Middle East conflict enters its third week, disruption of global oil transport risks becoming largest supply shock in decades thestandard.com.pk/iran-conflict-…

The prime minister's official visit to Saudi Arabia follows a phone call between him and Iran’s president a day earlier thestandard.com.pk/p-m-sharif-rea…

Division bench says board will submit report on whether it recommends transfer of former prime minister to hospital thestandard.com.pk/ihc-orders-rec…

Summary for appointment forwarded to President Zardari, with Hashmi set to replace Kamran Tessori once approved thestandard.com.pk/p-m-sharif-pic…