What we know about Pakistan’s proposed Iran war pause

In April 2026, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif proposed a pause in the anticipated US-Israeli war on Iran. Sharif stated that diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict were making progress. He urged then-US President Donald Trump to postpone his stated deadline for military action by two weeks. The proposal represents a last-ditch diplomatic effort by Islamabad to avert the war. Al Jazeera's Osama Bin Javaid reported on Pakistan's initiative and its potential impact on de-escalating tensions. The reasons behind the conflict and the specific demands of each party were not detailed in the article.