ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said delegations from Washington and Tehran would arrive in the Pakistani capital as soon as Friday at his invitation, aiming to transform a fragile two-week ceasefire into a lasting settlement.
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Trump and Iran accept Pakistan-brokered two-week pause in fighting, with talks set for Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Wednesday that the United States and Iran, along with their allies, had reached an immediate ceasefire across the Middle East, including in Lebanon, after weeks of intensifying conflict that began with American and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in late February.
Sharif asks Trump to delay Iran deadline by two weeks to salvage diplomacy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appealed directly to President Donald Trump on Tuesday to grant Iran a two-week extension on a looming US deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and reach a deal with Washington, warning that failure to allow more time for diplomacy could derail a fragile peace process in the Middle East.
Police arrest Imran Khan’s sisters in crackdown on attempted protest outside his prison
ISLAMABAD: Authorities arrested two sisters of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday as they and dozens of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party supporters tried to demonstrate outside Adiala jail, where he has been held for nearly two years under tight restrictions on visits from family and lawyers.
Pakistan repays $1.43 billion debt on schedule, including $1.3 billion Eurobond, as UAE repayment nears
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan repaid $1.43 billion in external debt on Tuesday, including a $1.3 billion Eurobond maturing the following day, in a move the government described as routine and on schedule.
Russia and China veto UN resolution urging protection of shipping in Strait of Hormuz
ISLAMABAD: Russia and China vetoed a Security Council resolution on Tuesday that called for coordinated international action to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and demanded that Iran immediately halt its attacks on merchant vessels and civilian infrastructure.
Pakistan pledges ‘unflinching solidarity’ with Saudi Arabia after Iranian strike on Jubail petrochemical hub
ISLAMABAD: Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation on Tuesday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and offered his country’s “unflinching solidarity” with the kingdom after Iran launched ballistic missiles and drones at its Eastern Province, striking near a sprawling petrochemical complex in the industrial city of Jubail.
Pakistan mediation in US-Iran crisis teeters as Tehran demands permanent peace and Trump sets 8 pm deadline for ‘hell’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s behind-the-scenes diplomacy to avert full-scale war between the United States and Iran reached a “critical, sensitive stage” on Tuesday even as Tehran rejected a proposed ceasefire, Iranian missiles struck Saudi industrial targets and President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die” if Iran failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his 8 pm Eastern time deadline.
PTI plans Rawalpindi rally on anniversary of Imran Khan’s ouster, vows court action if permission denied
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party announced on Monday that it would hold a major rally in Rawalpindi on April 9, the anniversary of the no-confidence vote that removed its founder, Imran Khan, as prime minister in 2022.
PIA suspends flights to Beijing, Kuala Lumpur and most Gulf routes as jet-fuel costs surge
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines Ltd. is suspending flights to Beijing, Kuala Lumpur and most destinations in the Gulf, while sharply restricting service to the United Arab Emirates, as the carrier grapples with the fourth consecutive surge in jet-fuel prices triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran.