Latest stories about ceasefire talks

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.

مریکا ایران مذاکرات کا اگلا دور رواں ہفتے اسلام آباد میں ہونے کا امکان ہے۔ بات چیت کا دروازہ بند نہیں ہوا، پسِ پردہ رابطے جاری ہیں۔ دونوں ممالک کے وفود ایک بار پھر پاکستان آنے پر غور کر رہے ہیں۔ فریقین ہفتے کے اختتام تک اسلام آباد پہنچ سکتے ہیں۔

Pakistan said it was still making a full diplomatic push to ease tensions between the United States and Iran after marathon talks in Islamabad ended without agreement, underscoring Islamabad’s bid to keep a fragile mediation effort from unravelling.

The Islamabad Talks were never designed to deliver an instant grand bargain between Washington and Tehran. Their significance lies in something more foundational: they preserved the ceasefire, brought both sides face to face, defined the central sticking point and opened the door to a second phase of diplomacy.

Seven foreign leaders phoned Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif within 24 hours, publicly praising Pakistan’s role in securing the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and signalling a rare burst of direct diplomatic recognition for Islamabad.