Amid high-stakes diplomatic efforts to end the ongoing conflict, US President Donald Trump is likely to play a direct role in upcoming peace talks with Iran, which are expected to be held in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to maintain a ceasefire along their shared border and resume talks aimed at reviving a fragile peace process that stalled earlier in the week.
As diplomatic and military tensions between India and Pakistan simmer following Tuesday’s deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Iran has stepped forward with an offer to mediate between the two countries.
US lawmaker Andy Biggs has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that seeks to terminate Pakistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally, and require annual certification from the President with certain conditions for Islamabad to be given such a designation.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif who is on a two-day visit to China held a meeting with Chinese premier Xi Jinping on Wednesday and focussed on expanding cooperation on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
In perhaps the most candid statement made against it, US President Joe Biden described Pakistan as one of the most dangerous nations in the world with holds nuclear weapons without any cohesion.