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A resolution submitted in the US House of Representatives by Congressman Al Green praises Pakistan’s efforts to facilitate peace between the United States, Israel and Iran, as Islamabad’s role in back-channel diplomacy draws growing attention in Washington.

The Israeli military has said it confirmed the veracity of a viral photograph which appeared to show one of its soldiers smashing a statue of Jesus Christ to pieces with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon.

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.

امریکا اور ایران کے درمیان جنگ بندی کی کوششیں آخری لمحوں میں تقریباً ناکامی کے دہانے پر پہنچ چکی تھیں، مگر پاکستان نے رات بھر کی سفارت کاری سے نہ صرف جنگ بندی بچانے میں مدد دی بلکہ واشنگٹن اور تہران کو مذاکرات کی راہ پر بھی گامزن کردیا۔

Pakistan is quietly but actively positioning itself as a possible mediator in the US-Iran crisis, with its military and political leadership engaging Washington, Tehran and Gulf capitals in an effort to prevent the conflict from widening and to bring diplomacy back to the table.