Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged Donald Trump to extend the deadline by two weeks, called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and backed a temporary ceasefire to give diplomacy a real chance in the Middle East.
امریکا ایران موجودہ مذاکرات میں پاکستان واحد مواصلاتی چینل کے طور پر کام کر رہا ہے۔ اسلام آباد نے فوری جنگ بندی کیلئے دو مراحل پر مشتمل فریم ورک تیار کر لیا جو فریقین کے سامنے پیش کیا جا چکا۔ فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر رات بھر امریکی نائب صدر، سٹیو وِٹکوف اور ایرانی وزیرِ خارجہ عباس عراقچی کے ساتھ رابطے میں رہے۔
پاکستان، ترکیہ اور مصر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ کی ایران کیلئے ڈیڈ لائن میں توسیع اور فریقین کے درمیان براہِ راست ملاقات کی راہ ہموار کرنے کیلئے کوشاں ہیں۔ امریکی صدر نے منگل تک معاہدہ نہ ہونے کی صورت میں دھمکی دی ہے کہ وہ ایران کے پاور پلانٹس اور پُلوں کو اڑا دیں گے۔
Just before Donald Trump was due to address the nation on the Middle East conflict, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian published an open letter to Americans, arguing that Tehran is being falsely cast as a threat and warning that more attacks will bring only suffering, instability and lasting resentment.
پاکستان 30 مارچ کو چار ملکی اہم اجلاس کی میزبانی کرے گا جس میں سعودی عرب، ترکیہ اور مصر کے وزرائے خارجہ شریک ہوں گے۔ نائب وزیراعظم و وزیرِ خارجہ اسحاق ڈار کی زیرِ صدارت مشاورتی اجلاس میں مشرقِ وسطیٰ کی صورتحال سے متعلق اہم پیش رفت متوقع ہے۔
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman thanked Pakistan by name, citing PM Shehbaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar and Field Marshal Munir's role, as Tehran said understandings had been reached on most issues with the US. A formal agreement has not yet been signed. The Thursday Times reports.
The IMF board called Pakistan's performance "exceptional" in closed-door discussions and India's attempt to block the third review did not prevail. Pakistan receives $1.32 billion. Total disbursements reach $4.8 billion. Officials cited by the Express Tribune. The Thursday Times reports.
An explosion near a railway track in Quetta on Sunday injured at least 52 people. The BLA's Majeed Brigade claimed responsibility. The group is designated a terrorist organisation by Pakistan, the US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia. The Thursday Times reports.
President Trump says a US-Iran peace agreement is "largely negotiated" and will be announced "shortly." The Strait of Hormuz will be opened. Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir was named personally by Trump alongside heads of state. Pakistan brokered the original ceasefire. Pakistan's army chief flew to Tehran and negotiated through the night. Less than twenty-four hours later, Trump announced the deal is largely done. The Thursday Times reports.
The New York Times reported that Field Marshal Asim Munir played a central role in US-Iran mediation and his overnight Tehran visit was an intensification of shuttle diplomacy. The Thursday Times traces how Pakistan's army chief built the trust of both Washington and Tehran, one visit at a time.