ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif mentioned on Wednesday (Apr 8) that the USA, Iran and their allies had agreed to a ceasefire “everywhere”, together with Lebanon, following mediation by his authorities to cease weeks of combating.
“I’m happy to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the USA of America, together with their allies, have agreed to a direct ceasefire all over the place together with Lebanon and elsewhere, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY,” Sharif posted on X.
He added that Pakistan’s capital Islamabad would welcome delegations from each international locations on Friday to carry negotiations geared toward reaching a “conclusive settlement”.
“We earnestly hope, that the ‘Islamabad Talks’ achieve attaining sustainable peace and want to share extra excellent news in coming days,” he mentioned.
Each Tehran and Washington introduced that they had agreed to a two-week ceasefire barely an hour earlier than US President Donald Trump’s deadline to “obliterate” Iran was set to run out.
Pakistan, which has cast an in depth relationship with Trump and is delicate to developments in neighbouring Iran, emerged as a channel for messaging between Tehran and Washington in current weeks.
