ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that Islamabad had not engaged in any new military cooperation with Tehran since Israel launched attacks on Iran last week and had not held specific talks with the US over the escalating crisis in the Middle East. Iran, which borders Pakistan, has hit back with strikes against Israel after it unleashed waves of attacks on Friday at Iranian nuclear installations, missile stockpiles, scientists and military commanders, among other targets, sparking global alarm that the conflict could erupt into a regional war.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday Iran was willing to engage in “diplomatic dialogue” if Israel stopped its military offensive, as the conflict…

Pakistan closes border with Iran indefinitely amid Israel-Iran conflict, allowing trade and Pakistani nationals to cross.