Pakistan is ready to host talks between the US and Iran to help resolve the West Asia conflict, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a post on X on Tuesday.
Reports had emerged on Monday of Pakistan being a potential venue for peace talks following US President Donald Trump's statement that he had delayed planned strikes on Iranian power plants for five days after 'very good and productive conversations' with Tehran.
Sharif's X post read: 'Pakistan welcomes and fully supports ongoing efforts to pursue dialogue to end the WAR in Middle East, in the interest of peace and stability in region and beyond. Subject to concurrence by the US and Iran, Pakistan stands ready and honoured to be the host to facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks for a comprehensive settlement of the ongoing conflict.'
Notably, Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir also spoke with Trump on Sunday, followed by a phone call between Sharif and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian the next day.
Senior officials from Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey engaged with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran's Foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to exchange messages aimed at finding a possible off-ramp to the conflict.
The US state department announced that secretary of state Marco Rubio would meet G7 counterparts in France on Friday to discuss Iran, his first foreign trip since the war began.
