Overview
- Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan expects a US–Iran agreement soon and added it would be an honor to host talks in Islamabad.
- Andrabi declined to confirm reports of a draft memorandum between the sides, saying Pakistan will protect the confidentiality of any contacts it facilitates.
- He highlighted a confidence-building step in which Pakistan evacuated 22 crew from the seized Iranian ship MV Touska with support from both Washington and Tehran and then returned them to Iran.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed a pause in the initiative called “Project Freedom” and framed it as a move that encourages restraint and dialogue.
- Officials said they are also handling citizen repatriations from Cambodia and Kampala, tracking the MV Abdullah hijacking by Somali pirates, and preparing legal steps to protect Indus Basin water rights under the treaty.