ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Tuesday jointly proposed a five-point initiative to restore peace and stability in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the US-Israeli war on Iran, the prompt launch of peace talks and the protection of civilian infrastructure and vital shipping lanes.
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Dar reaches Beijing to align with China on push for US-Iran talks
ISLAMABAD: China said Tuesday it would strengthen strategic coordination with Pakistan over the Iran crisis, as the deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar arrived in the Chinese capital for a one-day visit aimed at advancing diplomatic efforts to end the month-old war between the United States, Israel and Iran.
FM Dar, injured in a fall, heads to Beijing to consult on month-old US-Iran conflict
ISLAMABAD: The deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, will leave Tuesday for an official visit to China even though he suffered a hairline fracture in his shoulder the day before, the Foreign Office said Monday, a move that officials described as a measure of how seriously Islamabad takes its deepening role in trying to end the fighting between the United States and Iran.
Pakistan says US and Iran have expressed confidence in it to host direct peace talks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, said on Sunday that both Washington and Tehran had voiced confidence in Islamabad’s ability to facilitate talks aimed at ending the Middle East conflict that has engulfed the region since US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.
Pakistan hosts key regional ministers as US-Iran diplomatic push accelerates with direct talks possibly days away
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has thrust itself into the center of a high-stakes diplomatic scramble to halt nearly a month of open conflict between the United States and Iran, convening senior diplomats from across the Muslim world in Islamabad this weekend, while signalling that face-to-face American and Iranian talks could begin as early as Tuesday.
Pakistan to host Saudi, Turkish and Egyptian foreign ministers for talks on easing tensions in US-Iran conflict
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt this weekend for two days of discussions focused on de-escalating the widening regional conflict sparked by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the Foreign Office said on Saturday.
Direct US-Iran talks could begin soon in Pakistan, German minister says
ISLAMABAD: The United States and Iran are preparing for direct negotiations “very soon” in Pakistan, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Friday, as back-channel diplomacy intensifies to halt a Middle East war that has killed thousands, disrupted global energy supplies and driven oil prices above $110 a barrel.
Pakistan says US and Iran are exchanging messages through Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister said Thursday that the United States and Iran are engaged in indirect talks, with Islamabad relaying messages between the two sides as they seek to end the conflict that has roiled the Middle East for nearly a month.
Iran rejects US ceasefire proposal, sets strict terms to end war
ISLAMABAD: Iran has flatly rejected a US proposal aimed at ending the nearly month-old war with the United States and Israel, insisting that any cessation of hostilities will occur only on Tehran’s terms and timeline, a senior Iranian political-security official told state broadcaster Press TV on Wednesday.
PM Sharif says Islamabad is ready to broker negotiations between Washington and Tehran to end four-week war
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that Pakistan stands ‘ready and honoure’ to host direct negotiations between the United States and Iran, offering Islamabad as a neutral venue for ‘meaningful and conclusive talks’ to end the four-week-old war in the Middle East.