US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan
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China's government said Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed not to escalate their conflict and to "explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting between the two
Once a pariah in the Biden administration's Washington, Pakistan is now taking a star turn in the spotlight under the Trump administration.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's post urging an extension of Trump's Iran deadline contained an edit suggesting the announcement was written for him by people outside the Pakistani government.
(This story has been corrected to remove an incorrect quote in paragraph 12 and to fix errors in the picture captions.) By Ariba Shahid and Sudarshan Varadhan ISLAMABAD/SINGAPORE, April 7 (Reuters) - Days after Iran effectively blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following the start of U.
KABUL, April 7 (Reuters) - Afghanistan and Pakistan made "useful" progress in talks in China to resolve the conflict that broke out between the South Asian neighbours last October, the Taliban administration in Kabul said on Tuesday.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has been involved in the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, posted a request on X urging “President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks.”
The White House says President Trump is “aware” of a proposal by Pakistan to extend the deadline for Iran to make a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz by two weeks. NBC News correspondents Kelly O'Donnell,
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday pressed President Trump to extend his 8 p.m. EDT deadline for Iran to make a deal, saying, “diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily.
How Pakistan deployed ‘flattery as foreign policy’ to broker US-Iran ceasefire - ANALYSIS: A hastily brokered truce allows both Washington and Tehran to claim victory and enables Donald Trump to climb down the escalatory ladder.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked Trump to delay his Iran deadline by two weeks in a social media post, but an early version shows it was labeled “Draft — Pakistan’s PM Message.”