In call with Iranian president, PM says Pakistan committed to serving as 'honest and sincere facilitator'

Hours after an Iranian delegation departed Islamabad, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and said that Pakistan was committed to serving as an “honest and sincere facilitator”.

In a post on the social media platform X, PM Shehbaz said that he had a “warm and constructive” call with the Iranian president on the evolving regional situation.

“I…

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Iranian delegation led by Araghchi leaves after meeting PM, CDF Munir; Trump cancels US envoys' visit

An Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad on Saturday after meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir.

At the same time, US President Donald Trump cancelled the visit of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who were expected to depart for Pakistan later in the day for talks with…

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Iranian delegation led by FM Araghchi leaves after meeting with PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir

An Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Islamabad on Saturday after meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir.

A Pakistani source involved in the talks told _Reuters_ that Araghchi delivered Tehran’s negotiating demands, as well as its reservations about US demands, to Pakistani…

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Iran's FM Araghchi meets PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir amid hopes for renewed US-Iran talks

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday held separate meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir in Islamabad.

“Regional developments and bilateral ties came under discussion,” state-run _Pakistan TV_ reported about Aragchi’s meeting with the premier.

The Prime Minister’s Office, in a statement issued at the…

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CDF Munir meets Iran FM Araghchi amid hopes for renewed US-Iran talks

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir in Islamabad on Saturday, according to the Iranian Embassy.

This was the Iranian foreign minister’s first working meeting after his arrival. He is also expected to meet Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.

The Pakistani side also included…

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Islamabad’s Red Zone remains off-limits; other routes in twin cities reopen to public after days-long closure

Islamabad’s Red Zone remained sealed to the general public on Wednesday, but other routes in the twin cities, sealed earlier for the security of foreign delegations visiting the capital, were opened to the public, easing some hardship faced by the residents.

US Vice President JD Vance and his team had been expected to arrive on Wednesday morning, but the White House abruptly changed plans, with…

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Naqvi meets Iran, US envoys to discuss preparations for 2nd round of Islamabad Talks

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday held separate meetings with the Iranian and US envoys to discuss arrangements made for a second round of Islamabad Talks between the two warring parties.

Naqvi’s intensified efforts come as Islamabad continues to set the stage for a possible second round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran, after the first round ended without an agreement.

The…

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Khamenei says US ‘will not succeed’ in destroying Iran

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump would not succeed in destroying the Islamic republic, as talks between the two countries took place in Geneva.

“In one of his recent speeches, the US president said that for 47 years America has not succeeded in destroying the Islamic republic … I tell you: you will not succeed either,” Khamenei said in a…

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