This photograph taken on June 5, 2026 shows workers loading boxes of mangoes onto a truck at a market in Karachi. Though mango season is well underway, far less of the fruit will be bound for the lucrative export market than usual, with Pakistan's agriculturally dependent economy caught in the crosshairs of the Middle East crisis that its government has helped mediate. An initial deal between the warring sides announced by Pakistan this week has come too late for this mango season, which began in June in southern Sindh province. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP via Getty Images) / To Go With 'PAKISTAN-MIDEAST-WAR-ECONOMY-MANGOES' , FOCUS