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.
Ali Şahin, a prominent Turkish parliamentarian, has called for Pakistan to become a full member of the Organization of Turkic States, saying centuries of cultural links and growing geopolitical cooperation have created a bond deeper than ordinary diplomacy.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said India has remained the principal obstacle to regional cooperation, as Pakistan steps up efforts to build alternative links through travel, trade and tourism while calling for dialogue from Kashmir to Palestine.
Pakistan wants early approval of its next IMF tranche as the country heads into another programme review next month. The move is aimed at protecting reserves, reassuring investors and sustaining a still-fragile sense of economic stability.
Pakistan is accelerating plans to return to international capital markets, with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb using meetings in Washington to outline a diversified borrowing strategy that includes Eurobonds, a Panda bond and liability management tools.
وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کی دعوت پر ایرانی صدر مسعود پزشکیان کل پاکستان کا دورہ کریں گے جہاں دونوں کے درمیان اہم بات چیت متوقع ہے۔ مسعود پزشکیان صدر آصف زرداری، نائب وزیراعظم و وزیرِ خارجہ اسحاق ڈار، چیئرمین سینیٹ اور سپیکر قومی اسمبلی سے بھی ملاقات کریں گے۔
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit Pakistan on June 23 for a one-day official trip following Pakistan and Qatar’s mediation in the latest Iran-US talks in Switzerland.
Pakistan’s role at the Lake Lucerne Summit marked a rare diplomatic success, placing Islamabad alongside Qatar as a mediator in the US-Iran process. Shehbaz Sharif gave the effort political direction, while Field Marshal Asim Munir added security credibility.
Iranian media say Tehran is closing or keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed over alleged breaches of the Islamabad MoU, while US officials say they have not seen evidence of a physical closure.
واشنگٹن پوسٹ کی رپورٹ کے مطابق امریکی انٹیلیجنس اداروں کو خدشہ ہے کہ اسرائیل لبنان میں حزب اللہ کے خلاف اپنی فوجی کارروائیاں جاری رکھ کر امریکا ایران امن معاہدے کو کمزور کر سکتا ہے۔ رپورٹ میں کہا گیا ہے کہ نیتن یاہو پر اندرونی سیاسی دباؤ ٹرمپ انتظامیہ کی سفارتی کوششوں کیلئے ایک بڑا چیلنج بن چکا ہے۔