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US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire 60 days and ease Hormuz shipping.
28 May 2026
Timeline
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International
US and Iran reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire 60 days and ease Hormuz shipping123
On 28-29 May negotiators reportedly agreed to extend the US-Iran ceasefire by 60 days and ease limits on Hormuz shipping, pending Trump's approval; Iran disputed the framing.
- Ceasefire between the US and Iran took effect in early April 2026
- On 28-29 May 2026 Reuters-sourced reports said negotiators reached a deal to extend the ceasefire by 60 days, pending Trump's approval
- Terms reported: unrestricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifting its blockade of Iranian ports; Axios's draft had no tolls and Iran removing mines
- Iran's Fars News disputed the framing, saying transits would return to pre-war levels, not free navigation
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Defence
Pakistan deploys troops and jets to Saudi Arabia under defence pact4567
Pakistan deployed about 8,000 troops, HQ-9 air defence systems and a JF-17 fighter squadron to Saudi Arabia on 18 May under a mutual defence arrangement during the Gulf war.
- Reuters reported that Pakistan has deployed about 8,000 troops, a JF-17 fighter squadron, two drone squadrons and a Chinese HQ-9 air defence system to Saudi Arabia (reports around mid-May 2026)
- Jets arrived in early April; Riyadh pays for the equipment while Pakistani personnel operate it
- Deployment rests on the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed on 17 September 2025; neither government commented
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International
US shares 15-point peace plan with Iran via Pakistan8910
US envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed around 26 March that Washington had sent a 15-point peace plan to Iran through Pakistan. Trump extended his deadline on Hormuz and Iranian power plants to 6 April.
- US presented a 15-point plan to end the Iran war through Pakistan as mediator, confirmed around 26 March 2026 (envoy Steve Witkoff)
- Reported contents: rollback of Iran's nuclear programme, missile limits, reopening of Hormuz
- Trump extended his deadline on Iran's power plants and Hormuz to 6 April, 8 pm Eastern
- Iran denied direct talks and later called the plan excessively demanding (3 April)
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Disasters
Fire at Karachi shopping mall kills dozens111213
A massive fire at a multi-storey shopping mall in Karachi on 17 January killed at least 67 people by 22 January, with dozens missing in the first reports.
- Fire broke out on the night of 17 January 2026 at Gul Plaza shopping mall, Karachi
- Death toll reached 67 by 22 January (AP) and later 73 (Dawn); many more were listed as missing; over 1,100 shops destroyed
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International
Asim Munir confirmed as Pakistan's first Chief of Defence Forces141516
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's advice, notified Field Marshal Asim Munir as the country's first Chief of Defence Forces on 4 December 2025 for a five-year term, under the 27th Amendment and amended Army Act.
- Date: 4 December 2025
- Five-year term as Chief of the Defence Forces, counted from the notification date (to 2030)
- First holder of the new post, which replaces the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
- Approved by President Zardari on PM Shehbaz Sharif's advice under the 27th Amendment
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