{"id":10828,"date":"2026-04-08T09:55:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=10828"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:55:22","slug":"pm-shehbaz-iranian-president-agree-to-islamabad-talks-as-ceasefire-diplomacy-gains-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/pm-shehbaz-iranian-president-agree-to-islamabad-talks-as-ceasefire-diplomacy-gains-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz, Iranian President agree to Islamabad Talks as ceasefire diplomacy gains momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (WNP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, during which both leaders discussed the evolving regional situation and efforts to advance peace following the Iran\u2013U.S. ceasefire.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>During the over 45-minute conversation, described as warm and cordial, the prime minister expressed deep appreciation for the Iranian leadership\u2019s \u201cwisdom and sagacity\u201d in agreeing to the ceasefire.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also thanked Tehran for accepting Pakistan\u2019s offer to host negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in Islamabad later this week.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister also conveyed his respects to Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>President Pezeshkian, in his remarks, appreciated Pakistan\u2019s diplomatic efforts in facilitating the temporary ceasefire and extended best wishes to the people of Pakistan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He confirmed that Iran would participate in the upcoming negotiations in Islamabad aimed at reaching a broader and lasting agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Both leaders agreed to remain in close contact as diplomatic engagements continue, reflecting a shared commitment to sustaining momentum toward peace and stability in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (WNP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, during which both leaders discussed the evolving regional situation and efforts to advance peace following the Iran\u2013U.S. ceasefire. During the over 45-minute conversation, described as warm and cordial, the prime minister expressed deep appreciation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,65,54,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-diplomatic-missions","category-foreign-missions","category-middle-east","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10828\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}