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Shehbaz Sharif

Pakistan prime minister speaks with Iran's president

FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looks on during a business and investment conference, during his official visit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/Pool/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looks on during a business and investment conference, during his official visit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/Pool/File Photo

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Pakistan General Asim Munir’s kite takes flight and could soar even higher

US Vice President JD Vance (L) talks to Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir (R) and Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar (C) before boarding Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. Iran and the United States failed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, US Vice President JD Vance said April 12 after marathon talks in Islamabad, adding that he was leaving negotiations after giving Tehran the "final and best offer". (Photo by Jacquelyn MARTIN / POOL / AFP)
US Vice President JD Vance (L) talks to Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir (R) and Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar (C) before boarding Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. Iran and the United States failed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, US Vice President JD Vance said April 12 after marathon talks in Islamabad, adding that he was leaving negotiations after giving Tehran the "final and best offer". (Photo by Jacquelyn MARTIN / POOL / AFP)

Erdogan says Turkey working to extend Iran ceasefire, continue talks

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of male and female dormitories at Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey, February 13, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of male and female dormitories at Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey, February 13, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

US begins Iran port blockade, oil prices ease on hopes for dialogue

FILE PHOTO: A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/File Photo

Vance joins Iranians in Islamabad for peace talks overshadowed by mutual mistrust

US Vice-President J.D. Vance walks with Pakistan's military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
US Vice-President J.D. Vance walks with Pakistan's military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar.

Pakistan’s high-stakes Iran peace bid is fraught with risk

A security vehicle moves past the President house as Pakistan gears up to host the U.S. and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Waseem Khan
A security vehicle moves past the President house as Pakistan gears up to host the U.S. and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Waseem Khan

36 hours of chaos: The scramble for a ceasefire in Iran

After a tumultuous 36 hours of diplomacy, President Trump finds himself, in some ways, close to where he started.
After a tumultuous 36 hours of diplomacy, President Trump finds himself, in some ways, close to where he started.

US did not agree that ceasefire with Iran would cover Lebanon, US V-P Vance says

US Vice-President J.D. Vance speaking to the media in Budapest on April 8 before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington DC.
US Vice-President J.D. Vance speaking to the media in Budapest on April 8 before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington DC.

‘Talks were almost dead’: Pakistan’s last-ditch effort to secure Iran war truce

Major reaction to news of Iran ceasefire

Smoke rises following a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Smoke rises following a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.