What’s in it for Pakistan in the US–Iran ceasefire deal?

Apr 9, 2026 | 23:26 IST

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PM Sharif and Army chief Munir reportedly engaged US Vice-President JD Vance and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to hammer out the tentative truce, although President Trump stepped up to take credit

The US-Iran ceasefire breakthrough came not from the United Nations or traditional European intermediaries, but through intense backchannel parleys by Islamabad, which took centre stage as a mediator.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, reportedly engaged US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to hammer out the tentative truce, although President Donald Trump stepped up to take credit.

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What’s in it for Pakistan in the US–Iran ceasefire deal?

PM Sharif and Army chief Munir reportedly engaged US Vice-President JD Vance and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to hammer out the tentative truce, although President Trump stepped up to take credit

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What’s in it for Pakistan in the US–Iran ceasefire deal?

PM Sharif and Army chief Munir reportedly engaged US Vice-President JD Vance and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to hammer out the tentative truce, although President Trump stepped up to take credit

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