Over the past 48 hours, Pakistan, in close coordination with Turkey and Egypt, has played a pivotal role in back-channel diplomacy, relaying messages between the US and Iran to prevent further conflict and maintain stability in the region.
The country’s engagements highlighted the proactive leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the strategic-level engagements of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, reflecting Pakistan’s commitment to dialogue over confrontation.
To defuse rising tensions in the Middle East, PM Shehbaz and his administration maintained continuous and strategic contact with both global and regional leaders, coordinating diplomatic efforts to promote dialogue, prevent escalation, and facilitate a peaceful resolution. Pakistan acting as main go-between in Trump’s Iran crisis: report CDF Munir spoke with Trump on Sunday; Pakistani officials facilitated back-channel US-Iran communication: report
Pakistan is positioning itself as the lead mediator trying to broker an end to the US and Israeli war against Iran, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir spoke with US President Donald Trump on Sunday, Reuters quoted the newspaper that cited two people briefed on the call.
It also reported that senior Pakistani officials were back-channelling communications between Tehran, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
US President Donald Trump’s announcement to halt further military strikes on Tehran is seen as a direct result of Islamabad’s strategic diplomatic efforts.
Earlier today, Trump said he had ordered a five-day postponement of any strikes on Iranian power plants, hours ahead of a deadline that threatened to further escalate the conflict now in its fourth week.
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