Regional diplomacy
Pakistan, Iran & the US Mediation Track
Follow Pakistan's mediation between the US and Iran: Asim Munir's Tehran visits, DPM Dar's regional calls, the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, and the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
The reporting trail
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Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan facilitates return of 22 Iranian crew from seized ship
DPM Ishaq Dar said 22 Iranian crew of the tanker Lenore/Davina reached Karachi on 26 June, the fourth group Pakistan has helped repatriate in two months.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceDar tables US-Iran accord in NA, sets out phase two
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar placed the three-page US-Iran agreement on the National Assembly record and said the next phase would cover nuclear matters, sanctions and Lebanon.
Pakistan / International — RegionPakistan hails Islamabad MoU, Lucerne summit as diplomacy win
The Foreign Office said the Islamabad MoU and Lucerne summit reinforced Pakistan's faith in dialogue, and confirmed US-Iran technical talks would resume after a pause.
Pakistan / International — RegionIran president visits Pakistan as PM pledges to keep mediating
President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Islamabad for a day-long visit during which PM Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan would keep mediating until a final US-Iran deal.
Pakistan / Business & FinancePakistan ends fuel subsidy as global oil prices fall
A federal committee chaired by Ishaq Dar approved ending fuel subsidies for motorcyclists, farmers and transport operators after global oil prices fell.
International — World / International — WorldPakistan PM and army chief in Switzerland for US-Iran talks
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir travelled to Bürgenstock for high-level talks on implementing the US-Iran Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.
Pakistan / Technology & TelecomPakistan to phase out machine-readable passports for e-passports
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced Pakistan will fully switch to e-passports, alongside cashless passport payments from July and home delivery.
International — Region / International — RegionPakistan accuses India of 17 Indus projects aimed at 'hydro-hegemony'
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told a Brussels conference that India's reservoirs and diversion projects threaten the Indus Waters Treaty and 240 million Pakistanis.
International — World / International — WorldUS and Iran sign Islamabad MoU as Pakistan-brokered deal takes effect
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the US-Iran Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was electronically signed and took effect, with the Strait of Hormuz reopening.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernancePakistan and UK agree to expand counterterrorism and migration cooperation
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and British minister Hamish Falconer agreed to deepen cooperation on counterterrorism, illegal migration, police training and fake student visas.
Pakistan / Politics & GovernanceSecurity officials say Pakistan's mediation averted a wider regional war
A senior security official said Pakistan's civil and military leadership helped prevent a major regional conflict and cited more than 2,100 terrorist incidents this year.
International — World / International — WorldWorld leaders welcome US-Iran deal and praise Pakistan mediation
The United Nations, European Union, China, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom were among those welcoming the US-Iran agreement and crediting Pakistan's mediation.