Will there be a second Islamabad Talks? Undoubtedly. The notion of an Islamabad Talks 2 have not materialised on cue, but that doesn't mean the process is dead. It means Pakistan holds the only channel both the U.S. and Iran can still use.
Pakistan’s foreign minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, told the American chargé d’affaires in Islamabad that dialogue and diplomacy remain the only workable path to regional stability, urging Washington and Tehran to consider extending the ceasefire and give negotiations more time.
After the Islamabad Talks, Pakistan reportedly launched a major air operation to escort Iran’s negotiators home amidst an Israeli terror threat, reflecting both the danger hanging over the diplomatic track and Islamabad’s increasingly central role in trying to keep dialogue alive.
Donald Trump has said fresh US-Iran talks in Islamabad could take place within days, reinforcing Pakistan’s growing role as a mediator. Why, he says? "Because the Field Marshal is doing a great job."
From calls with Tehran and Gulf capitals to ceasefire diplomacy and marathon talks in Islamabad, Pakistan has inserted itself into the most delicate phase of the U.S.-Iran crisis and emerged as an unlikely broker of dialogue.
مئی 2025 کی پاکستان بھارت فضائی جھڑپ کے بعد جے ٹین سی طیاروں کی عالمی دفاعی حلقوں میں شہرت نمایاں طور پر بڑھی۔ بلومبرگ کے مطابق، جے ٹین سی بنانے والی چینی کمپنی چینگدو ایئرکرافٹ کی فروخت میں تیزی آئی اور منافع ریکارڈ سطح پر پہنچ گیا۔
Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam praised Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Pakistan’s career diplomats for their role in facilitating, coordinating and preparing diplomatic talks.
UNICEF warns Afghanistan could lose 25,000+ female teachers and health workers by 2030, as restrictions on girls’ education and women’s work continue under Taliban rule.
ایرانی وزیر خارجہ عباس عراقچی عمان کے ایک روزہ دورے کے بعد صرف چوبیس گھنٹے میں دوبارہ اسلام آباد پہنچ گئے ہیں، جس سے پاکستان کا کردار تیز رفتار علاقائی سفارت کاری میں مزید نمایاں ہو گیا ہے۔ ان کی فوری واپسی اس بات کا اشارہ ہے کہ سفارتی کوششیں اب ایک اہم اور ممکنہ طور پر فیصلہ کن مرحلے میں داخل ہو چکی ہیں۔
Iran’s Abbas Araghchi is back in Islamabad within around 24 hours of leaving for Muscat, keeping Pakistan at the centre of high-stakes US-Iran diplomacy.