Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said he hoped for “positive progress” from Iran after a meeting with US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker on Thursday.
The meeting in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad included discussion of diplomatic efforts related to a second round of US-Iran ceasefire talks, which was delayed after Tehran did not confirm when it would send its delegation.
Naqvi said in a statement that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir were making efforts “at every level” to support a peaceful settlement and hoped all sides would give diplomacy a chance.
Naqvi praised US President Donald Trump for extending the ceasefire, calling it a welcoming step toward deescalation.
Baker appreciated Pakistan’s “constructive role” in promoting peace, the statement said.
Trump on Tuesday extended a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, just hours before it was due to expire, to allow more time for negotiations.
It followed uncertainty over a second round of US-Iran talks that Islamabad had been preparing to host, which ultimately did not materialize.
US Vice President JD Vance had been expected to travel for the talks, but a White House official confirmed he would not depart. Iran, on the other hand, never announced whether it had decided to send a delegation.
