Trump and Pezeshkian signed a 14-point MOU on June 18, the Strait is reopening and the nuclear question goes to 60 days of final negotiations.
On February 28, the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran; on June 11, Trump announced a great settlement, in between, 105 days changed the Middle East.
Pakistan’s prime minister announced the deal on Sunday and Trump confirmed it minutes later; the signing is set for Friday in Switzerland.
Pakistan entered the crisis not as a newcomer to either capital but as a trusted interlocutor with institutional memory on both sides.
The Rs 18.77 trillion budget brings real relief for salaried workers, the poor, and the informal sector; real context is in the numbers.
Indian minister’s remarks did not introduce a new threat, they confirmed that water coercion is now official Indian policy, stated openly.
Pakistan’s budget 2026-27 froze Rs 920 billion in provincial development funds, the arrangement presented as temporary now has no fixed end date.
With Rs. 18.77 trillion in total expenditure and an ambitious FBR tax target of Rs. 15.26 trillion, Pakistan’s budget walks a fiscal tightrope.
The economy grew by 3.7%, the highest in four years, but every major target except services was missed in the outgoing fiscal year.
This is the 12th consecutive year global peacefulness has deteriorated, with more active state conflicts than at any point since World War II.
