• The Pakistani Navy announced the launch of Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr (“Protector of the Seas”). It said its warships would escort Pakistani commercial ships to the Middle East “to ensure the uninterrupted flow of domestic energy supplies.
• Pakistan imports most of its natural gas from Qatar and crude oil from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, via the Strait of Hormuz.
According to Pakistan’s oil ministry, the country has less than two weeks of crude oil reserves, and just enough liquefied natural gas to last until the end of the month.
• Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on March 9 that he had to make tough decisions to protect the economy as he announced fuel-saving measures.
Including reducing the workweek to four days for the next two months and a two-week school break.
He has instructed half of the staff in the public and private sectors, with the exception of essential services, to work from home.
• Pakistan and Iran are two friendly nations. Their two armies fought the British and CIA Baloch separatists in a coordinated manner.
• Shehbaz Sharif called all the Gulf and Levant states to assure them of his support. He also sent his congratulations to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
☞ To date, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps only allows Chinese ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Voltaire / ABC Flash Point News 2026.
Iran has the strategic advantage.