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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif connected Wednesday (March 25, 2026) briefed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman astir Islamabad's diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the tenuous West Asia situation.
Mr. Sharif, successful a connection connected X, reiterated Pakistan’s beardown condemnation of the caller attacks connected the Kingdom and reaffirmed Islamabad's unwavering solidarity and unequivocal enactment for Saudi Arabia successful these challenging times.
“I besides briefed His Royal Highness connected Pakistan’s diplomatic outreach efforts for determination bid and stability. We agreed to stay successful adjacent coordination,” helium said.
Mr. Sharif said that during the call, helium appreciated the Kingdom’s restraint and, “I stressed the urgent request for de-escalation", and an extremity to hostilities.
During the conversation, helium conveyed lukewarm Id-ul-Fitr greetings to the Crown Prince, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the royal household and the radical of Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Press Agency reported that Mr. Sharif “reiterated Pakistan's afloat enactment and committedness to lasting firmly with the Kingdom against repeated Iranian attacks threatening its information and sovereignty.” The telephone comes a time aft Mr. Sharif offered to big talks betwixt the US and Iran for a broad colony of the ongoing conflict.
In an X station connected Tuesday (March 24, 2026), Mr. Sharif said that Islamabad was “ready and honoured” to facilitate “meaningful and conclusive talks” betwixt the U.S. and Iran to extremity the ongoing conflict.
Hours later, U.S. President Donald Trump shared Mr. Sharif’s station connected his Truth Social platform.
According to media reports, the U.S. connected Tuesday (March 24, 2026) sent Iran a 15-point program and ceasefire connection to extremity the warfare successful West Asia.
The bid program was shared with Iranian officials via Pakistan.
Also connected Tuesday (March 24, 2026), Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, exchanging views connected the evolving determination situation, according to the Foreign Office.
“Dar underscored the value of bid and stability, calling for contiguous de-escalation and emphasising that dialog and diplomacy stay the lone viable way forward,” it said.
Separately, Mr. Dar received British High Commissioner Jane Marriott astatine the Foreign Office, and the 2 held discussions connected the evolving determination situation.
Mr. Dar “underscored that diplomacy and dialog stay the lone viable way forward, emphasising the urgent request for aboriginal solution of the conflict,” FO said.
The Deputy Prime Minister besides met Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong, who called connected him, and their discussions focused connected the unfolding determination and planetary developments.
Mr. Dar “underscored the urgent request to beforehand de-escalation successful the Middle East and the wider portion done dialog and diplomacy”.
Reiterating the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership, they agreed to support adjacent practice connected issues of communal interest, according to the FO.
Starting February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a associated onslaught connected Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The associated strikes came aft days of build-up, with Trump ramping up the unit connected Tehran to hold to a caller woody connected its atomic programme.
Iran's retaliation escalated the warfare to the full Gulf region.
According to authoritative sources, Pakistan is successful interaction with some the U.S. and Iran, and facilitating backdoor communication, including archetypal drafts of respective demands for creating bid successful the region.
Pakistan maintains adjacent ties with some Iran and the Trump administration.
Mr. Sharif, connected Monday (March 23, 2026), successful a telephonic speech with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, stressed the urgent request for corporate efforts for de-escalation successful West Asia.
