The Islamabad meeting of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkiye and Egypt has now produced a clear and consequential outcome: Pakistan has been firmly established as the principal venue for potential US-Iran talks, with both sides expressing confidence in its facilitation. This ministerial quad reflects a consolidation of trust around a single channel at a time when the conflict has expanded beyond initial theaters, now stretching from the Gulf into the Red Sea, and increasingly affecting global shipping lanes and energy flows.

ISTANBUL: Talks between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkiye on the war in the Middle East could take place this weekend on Pakistani soil, Ankara said on Friday. Pakistan…

LONDON: Pakistan is set to host foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt for talks focused on the ongoing war involving Iran, officials said on Saturday. Pakistan’s…

Islamabad is attempting high-wire diplomacy between US and Iran, but Israel could spoil any chance of success

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host talks with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Türkiye in an effort to de-escalate tensions in the region, the foreign office said this…

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi late Saturday, urging “an end to all attacks and hostilities” in the region. The call came…

Pakistan is ready to host U.S.-Iran talks, aiming to foster peace and prevent conflict escalation, says Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday hosted the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkiye for high-level consultations aimed at deescalating tensions in a region shaken by a…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s prime minister on Monday stressed the need for “collective efforts” to urgently end the Iran conflict, after Islamabad hosted the foreign ministers of Saudi…

The meeting of foreign ministers was, in a way, the pening ceremony of an initiative that is intriguing diplomats

The Islamabad meeting of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkiye and Egypt has now produced a clear and consequential outcome: Pakistan has been firmly…

The four-way foreign ministers’ meeting held in Islamabad on Sunday may be the region’s best — and last — chance to arrest the slide toward full-scale war in the Arabian Gulf and…