Pakistan on Thursday said it is in touch with the relevant parties to the West Asia conflict and working to bring permanent peace between the US and Iran despite the latest escalation in the volatile region. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi also said the tension in the Gulf region was worrisome and hoped that the … Read more
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that if former US President Donald Trump succeeds in getting Saudi Arabia to recognise Israel under the Abraham Accords, it would amount to ending the Arab-Israeli conflict and warrant renaming the Nobel Prize as the “Trump Prize”. Speaking to Fox News, Graham said that if Trump manages to convince all … Read more
When Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif touched down in Beijing for a visit lasting four days, from 23 to 26 May, the agenda looked familiar: diplomatic ceremonies, bilateral agreements and warm words about a shared strategic partnership. What followed, however, was anything but routine. The joint statement issued at the end of the visit described … Read more
A day after Pakistan ruled out joining the Abraham Accords, US Senator and Donald Trump’s ally Lindsey Graham questioned the country’s commitment to brokering peace between the United States and Iran. Pakistan, which was chosen by Trump to mediate between the warring Washington and Tehran, unambiguously rejected the US President’s demand that it, along with … Read more
On Monday, US President Donald Trump left Pakistan at a crossroads, demanding that it join the Abraham Accords and formally recognise Israel. Trump linked it to any formal peace deal with Iran. It left Pakistan in a Catch-22 situation – snub Trump at its own peril or recognise its rival Israel. It seems to have … Read more
US President Donald Trump may have unintentionally answered Pakistan’s most uncomfortable question with a single social media post. While urging Muslim-majority nations to join the Abraham Accords after a potential Iran peace deal, he named Pakistan army chief Asim Munir among the leaders he spoke to and completely skipped Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, reigniting debate … Read more
“To be, or not to be, that is the question.” The famous line from Hamlet appears to have returned to haunt Islamabad after US President Donald Trump’s high-level conference call with Pakistan and several Arab nations over the weekend. According to Axios, Trump pushed for more Muslim-majority countries to join the Abraham Accords after the … Read more
Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaks with the media in a media conference at a conference hall in the Iranian Parliament building in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 2, 2025. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran’s top negotiator, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, told Pakistani army chief Asim Munir during talks in Tehran … Read more
Fresh efforts are underway to prevent another round of conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel. Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir is expected to travel to Tehran for high-level consultations as Iran reviews the latest US-backed truce proposal. The visit comes at a crucial time, with negotiations moving slowly nearly six weeks after a … Read more
Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets and an air defence system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defence pact, top military sources in Pakistan told Reuters on Monday. Islamabad is ramping up military cooperation with Riyadh at a time when Islamabad is serving as the main mediator in the US-Iran war. … Read more