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Pakistan urges return to Islamabad peace framework to end Iran-US hostilities

By The South Asia Times

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Thursday called on Iran and the United States to return to the diplomatic framework established during the Islamabad peace process, saying the mechanism for ending the conflict already exists and should be implemented once the parties decide to de-escalate.

Speaking at the Foreign Ministry's weekly news briefing, spokesperson Tahir Andarabi said Pakistan remained actively engaged in regional diplomacy but did not believe a new peace initiative was required.

"The template exists," Andarabi said in response to a question about whether Islamabad was pursuing fresh diplomatic efforts to halt the escalating military confrontation between Iran and the United States.

"Our engagement with the leadership continues at the highest level," he said, adding that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had recently spoken with the Amir of Qatar and the President of Iran, while Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar had held separate conversations with the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia over the past week.

According to Andarabi, the diplomatic framework established through the Islamabad talks in April and the Bürgenstock meetings in June remains the appropriate basis for resolving the conflict.

"The diplomatic initiative required for the peace process has already been undertaken," he said.

"There is no need for a fresh template for peace. Whenever the parties exhaust the logic of escalation, the formula for peace is there."

The spokesperson said Pakistan would continue urging both sides to return to the agreements already reached, including the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and its implementation roadmap, as well as the Pakistan-Qatar Joint Statement of 2026, which laid out principles for de-escalation and negotiations.

Pakistan has consistently called for dialogue and diplomacy since tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated into direct military confrontation, warning that continued hostilities could destabilize the wider Middle East and threaten regional and global security.

Islamabad has repeatedly maintained that disputes should be resolved through negotiations rather than military action and says it remains committed to supporting efforts aimed at restoring peace and stability in the region.

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