{"id":30602,"date":"2026-03-17T05:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T05:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=30602"},"modified":"2026-03-17T05:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T05:52:44","slug":"pakistan-bound-oil-tanker-passes-through-hormuz-strait-amid-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=30602","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan-bound oil tanker passes through Hormuz Strait amid Iran war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Iran has attacked several ships in the Gulf, in effect closing the Strait<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-83.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-83.png 1000w, https:\/\/gsrra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-83-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/gsrra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-83-768x461.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brecorder.com%2Fnews%2F40411899&amp;display=popup&amp;ref=plugin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>Government employees walk as they arrive to work at the provincial Sindh Secretariat building, after the government announced on March 9 that schools would close for two weeks and only 50% of staff will work in offices, except in essential services, as part of austerity measures to save fuel amid rising oil prices as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to trigger a severe crisis, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Karachi, Pakistan, March 16, 2026. REUTERS<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/channel\/UCFWx0mweS7ExXjs3s_wH0CQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BusinessRecorder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/businessrecorder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brecordernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/feeds\/latest-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><strong>Ship-tracking data shows a Pakistan-bound oil tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, indicating that some countries can negotiate safe passage for their vessels despite the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/news\/40411609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.-Israeli war on Iran<\/a>. <\/strong>Pakistan-bound oil tanker passes through Hormuz Strait amid Iran war<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the war began more than two weeks ago, Iran has attacked several ships in the Gulf, in effect closing the strait, a conduit for a fifth of the world\u2019s crude oil and liquefied natural gas, and driving up global energy prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has, however, let some vessels through. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that the U.S. believed some Indian and Chinese as well as Iranian fuel tankers had passed through the strait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kpler data provider MarineTraffic said the Karachi was \u201cthe first non-Iranian cargo to transit the chokepoint while broadcasting its AIS signal, suggesting that select shipments may be receiving negotiated safe passage\u201d in a post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pakistan walks a <\/strong>diplomatic tightrope amid the <strong>Iran war<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aframax tanker Karachi, operated by Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, transited the strait around March 15 after loading crude at Das Island in Abu Dhabi, and is expected to arrive at Karachi on March 17, according to LSEG vessel-tracking data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/news\/40411875\/trump-says-some-countries-are-not-enthusiastic-about-helping-unblock-hormuz-strait\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump says some countries are not enthusiastic about helping unblock Hormuz strait<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data shows the vessel sailing along the Iranian side of the strait before turning east toward Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan relies heavily on imported crude and refined fuels from Gulf producers, most of which come through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/news\/40411831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has good ties with Iran while also maintaining close relations with Washington and Saudi Arabia, with which it has a mutual defence pact, leaving Islamabad walking a diplomatic tightrope as tensions escalate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi thanked Pakistan for its \u201csolidarity\u201d in a post on X on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan\u2019s navy last week launched an operation to safeguard shipping lanes, including escorting merchant vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A military source told&nbsp;<em>Reuters<\/em>&nbsp;the navy had contacted Iranian counterparts. \u201cNo escort was needed, being Pakistani vessels,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan\u2019s navy and military, as well as the foreign, petroleum and information ministries, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another PNSC tanker, the Lahore, which loaded crude at Saudi Arabia\u2019s Red Sea port of Yanbu, was about three vessel days from Pakistan, LSEG vessel data showed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The finance ministry on Monday said Pakistan held \u201ccomfortable\u201d petroleum stocks, with supply secured for March and cargo coverage into mid-April. It also said Pakistan was diversifying its fuel imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/news\/40411899\/pakistan-bound-oil-tanker-passes-through-hormuz-strait-amid-iran-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.brecorder.com\/news\/40411899\/pakistan-bound-oil-tanker-passes-through-hormuz-strait-amid-iran-war<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government employees walk as they arrive to work at the provincial Sindh Secretariat building, after the government announced on March 9 that schools would close for two weeks and only 50% of staff will work in offices, except in essential services, as part of austerity measures to save fuel amid rising oil prices as the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[27554,28008,28007,1360,28005,28006,483,27477],"class_list":["post-30602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-iran-war","tag-irani-retaliation","tag-israeli-and-american-stike-on-iran","tag-middle-east-5","tag-oil-tanker-passed-through-strait-of-hormuz","tag-oils-supply-restored","tag-pakistan-2","tag-strait-of-hormuz","post_format-post-format-aside"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30602"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30605,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30602\/revisions\/30605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}