Pakistan’s role in securing the US-Iran ceasefire has opened a narrow but important window for peace, projecting Islamabad as a credible mediator. Yet the ceasefire is only a pause, and Pakistan’s test now lies in turning this diplomatic breakthrough into lasting regional, domestic, and economic gains.
While New Delhi continues to sell Pakistan internally as a terrorist state, Islamabad is increasingly positioning itself as a mediator, a bridge-builder and a country whose real strategic mission is peace.
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.
Senior Indian Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said India should welcome, not resent, Pakistan’s role in helping secure a US–Iran ceasefire, arguing that peace in the region is not a zero-sum outcome.
امریکی سِکھ راہنما گُرپتونت سنگھ پنّوں اور اُن کی تنظیم ’’سِکھ فار جسٹس‘‘ نے پاکستانی آرمی چیف فیلڈ مارشل عاصم منیر اور امریکی نائب صدر جے ڈی وینس کو امن کے نوبل انعام 2027 کیلئے نامزد کر دیا۔ ناروے کی نوبل کمیٹی کو باضابطہ درخواست جمع کروا دی گئی۔
Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by U.S.-based advocacy group Sikhs for Justice, crediting him with containing escalation during the recent U.S.-Iran crisis.