Pakistan's high-stakes Iran peace bid is fraught with risk - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxOZjBhZ0FXRkpGVEdDUG5IMTVNUmhUTjdVekR2UkV4dlg2NHN1dmpzZzJFZTZCZkZnWGd5YXc5Y1RlemFIemVwU1A4Mm1LZk9rLUhRUHN3b1ZWZFI1cjY3SFYtb3NSOGd5QnhvTDFtUVhQSUdtbWtUdDd6Qlc3cUY2YktRMnJIaUctSW9PUXBXMldGRnh2UnNELXVtSHJ0ZHdGZHEydzhIcDhxZEZSWEVmWnpn?oc=5" target="_blank">Pakistan's high-stakes Iran peace bid is fraught with risk</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

Pakistan's leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir, played a pivotal role in mediating a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, averting potential escalation in the Middle East.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stepped forward as a peacemaker to help secure a ceasefire with Iran, leveraging Islamabad's strategic position and ties with both the U.S. and Iran.

Mediation efforts to halt the Iran war were hours from collapse when Pakistan mounted an overnight diplomatic push to secure a temporary ceasefire and bring Washington and Tehran into direct negotiations.

Peace talks between the United States and Iran are scheduled to take place on Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan, marking the first in-person negotiations since the onset of the ongoing war, aiming to move toward an agreement to end the conflict.