What’s in it for Pakistan in the US–Iran ceasefire deal?
- Chidanand Rajghatta
- TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Apr 09, 2026, 23:26 IST IST
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.
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.
