For three weeks, a fragile ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan was in place as Islamabad burnt the midnight oil in mediating the Iran war. However, on Monday, mortars and missiles fired from ...

Washington wants answers after Pakistan’s reported double role in the Iran crisis exposed a risky regional balancing act.

Pakistan cast itself as an unlikely diplomatic broker on Wednesday, saying it had helped secure a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ...

Mohsin Naqvi holds nearly 90-minute talks with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran, praising Pakistan’s role in ...

The effort potentially shielded Iranian aircraft from American airstrikes, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the ...

As US President Donald Trump says the war in Iran could be over "very soon" and Pakistani mediators in Tehran meet with officials, another nearby conflict has been drawing Beijing's attention. Since ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – With key differences in the Iranian and American positions seemingly intact, Pakistan is aiming for what officials describe as a realistic – if modest – outcome from the ...

Afghanistan is a rare example of a country near Iran that has avoided direct attack during the war. The economically fragile nation sidestepped US and Israeli strikes, as well as Tehran’s retaliatory ...

Pakistan’s role as a mediator between Washington and Tehran is drawing renewed scrutiny after reports of Iranian aircraft at ...

Increased diplomatic clout made mediation possible, but the real motivation is the potential devastation the war could cause to Pakistan itself. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with the ...