How Pakistan helped secure a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran

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Pakistan played a key role in securing a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran. Tensions had escalated, prompting Pakistan's Field Marshall Munir to criticize Iran's actions, signaling support for Saudi Arabia, with whom Pakistan has a defense pact. Pakistan's Prime Minister then engaged in diplomatic efforts, requesting President Trump to extend a deadline and urging Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. These efforts led to a ceasefire agreement, announced by the Prime Minister, who invited both sides to Islamabad on April 10th for further negotiations. Despite the agreement, sources indicate the situation remains fragile due to a lack of trust between the US and Iran.

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Pakistan's Prime Minister announced a ceasefire agreement and invited both sides to Islamabad for negotiations.

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Iran's ambassador to Pakistan indicated a step forward from a critical stage.

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Pakistan's Prime Minister stated that diplomatic efforts are progressing steadily and powerfully.

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Field Marshall Munir criticized the attack on Saudi Arabia, calling it detrimental to peaceful conflict resolution efforts.

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A Pakistan source told the BBC that there was a "continued fragility" to the situation.

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Field Marshall Munir was even more overtly critical. Speaking to military officials on Tuesday, he said the attack on Saudi Arabia "spoils sincere efforts to resolve the conflict through peaceful means". This was some of the strongest language used by Pakistan towards Iran since the conflict began.Some analysts suggested that this could add to the pressure on Iran. Pakistan has a defence pact with Saudi Arabia, which has currently not been invoked, despite repeated attacks on Saudi Arabia.After midnight in Pakistan, the country's Prime Minister posted on X that "diplomatic efforts… are progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future" and asked President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks and for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz for the same period.Iran's ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, posted on X around 03:00 local time (midnight BST) that there had been "a step forward from critical, sensitive stage".Just before 05:00, Pakistan's Prime Minister announced that a ceasefire had been agreed and invited the two sides to meet in Islamabad on Friday, 10 April to "further negotiate for a conclusive agreement"."We are still being very circumspect," the Pakistan source told the BBC, saying that there was a "continued fragility" to the situation. There is still no trust between the two sides, with strongly entrenched positions.

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