ISLAMABAD, APR 8: Leaders and lawmakers from across the world, including the United IStates, have acknowledged Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts in facilitating a two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, reached shortly before President Donald Trump’s deadline. Trump, in a post on his Social Truth, said he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran after discussions with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir. The announcement represented an abrupt turnaround from earlier in the day, when he issuedRead More

ISLAMABAD, APR 8 /DNA/ – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversaiton with His Excellency Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, this afternoon. During their warm and cordial conversation that lasted for over forty-five minutes, the Prime Minister conveyed his deep appreciation for the wisdom and sagacity of the Iranian leadership in agreeing to the ceasefire and for accepting the Prime Minister’s offer to host negotiations between Iran and the U.S. in Islamabad later this week. He also conveyed his respects to His EminenceRead More

ISLAMABAD, Apr 7: The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) and the International Tazeem-e-Haramain Sharifain Council on Tuesday strongly condemned the reported Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia’s key oil and petrochemical installations, declaring it unacceptable and a conspiracy to sabotage regional peace efforts. In a joint statement, PUC Chairman Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, along with prominent religious scholars including Maulana Abdul Haq Mujahid, Maulana Nauman Hashir, Maulana Muhammad Shafi Qasmi, Maulana Asadullah Farooqi, Maulana Tahir Aqeel Awan, Maulana Abu Bakar Hameed Sabri, Allama Tahir-ul-Hassan, Maulana Maqbool Ahmed, Maulana Muhammad Aslam Siddiqui,Read More