Pakistan’s premier assures ‘highest support’ to US, Iran talks

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday pledged “highest support” to expected delegations from the US and Iran, Anadolu reports. During a meeting with Field Marshal Asim Munir in Islamabad, Sharif lauded the “commitment of the parties involved in the process” and wished them success in their pursuit of peace. Sharif and Munir, the chief of Pakistan’s army, met at the prime minister’s office to review progress in Islamabad’s mediation efforts between the US and Iran to “achieve sustainable peace in the region,” according to an official statement. The meeting comes as Islamabad is set to host talks between the two sides over the weekend. Islamabad secured a 14-day ceasefire between Washington and Tehran early Wednesday, 39 days after the […]