Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman held a phone call Sunday to review progress on regional peace efforts and urge constructive engagement by all sides.
- Qatar’s leader voiced full support for Pakistan’s mediation and asked all parties to respond in ways that create conditions for negotiations to move forward.
- Shehbaz said he looks forward to the Qatari Emir’s upcoming visit to Pakistan, which he cast as a step to deepen the partnership that underpins their diplomatic outreach.
- Pakistan has taken a central role in recent months, brokering a two‑week U.S.–Iran ceasefire in early April and hosting delegations from both countries on April 10, though talks have not yet produced a lasting deal.
- Sustained Pakistan–Qatar coordination could help keep channels open and lower the risk of renewed escalation that could threaten vital shipping lanes such as the Strait of Hormuz.