Timeline: Islamabad's narrative on Operation Sindoor and its aftershocks (March 2025–May 2026)

It is assumed that fighter aircraft and 13,000 troops stationed in Saudi Arabia would be paid with Saudi funds.

An additional US$5 billion deposit was extended to Pakistan.

Saudi Arabia provided a fresh US$2 billion deposit to Pakistan.

An energy crisis caused petrol prices to breach ₹500 per litre in about three weeks.

Mass Shia protests swept the country following the US assassination of Ayatollah Khomeini.

Hafiz Saeed was seen greeting ministers at a wedding in Faisalabad.

A Pakistani national was detained in the United States for attempted attacks against Jews.

A key operative, Shabir Ahmed Lone, was arrested on the Bangladesh border, with plans to attack major temples Kalkaji and the Lotus Temple.

The Pahalgam terror attack occurred, described as revealing the army chief's ruthless ambitions and willingness to incur high costs to achieve objectives; it followed the Jaffar Express incident by about a month.

A Gallup poll showed 96% of Pakistanis believed their country had triumphed in the war.

Delhi was reported to have targeted 13 airfields and nine terror camps as part of the broader conflict.

In Sindh, opposition surged against federal plans to divert Indus waters for military agribusiness projects.

Gilgit-Baltistan saw protests over electricity outages, paralyzing sub-zero-temperature conditions and affecting CPEC-linked trade.

The arrest of the charismatic Mehrang Baloch in Balochistan heightened political tensions.

Massive protests followed the arrest, with public anger building against the army.

The arrest of then Prime Minister Imran Khan sparked massive protests and public anger toward the army.

Dramatic declarations of vengeance by the army chief followed the Jaffar Express attack, including a statement implying that Hindus and Muslims could not coexist.

The Jaffar Express attack occurred, claimed by the Balochistan Republican Army but blamed on India; the train had been attacked at least seven times in 2025 and twice in late 2024.

US aid to Pakistan in 2025 was reported as US$180 million.

Pakistan projected itself as a mediator in the West Asia war.

The ISI chief was appointed as national security adviser.

The army chief was elevated to field marshal following the war.

A US president credited with ending the war offered fulsome praise for Pakistan.

Pakistan received a loan from the IMF, described as a reward following the war.