Overview
- At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on Friday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with both leaders urging use of a short window to extend the ceasefire and restart talks between Washington and Tehran.
- Sharif also met US Presidential Adviser Massad Boulos on Friday in Antalya to review regional developments and Pakistan’s mediation, with both sides pointing to closer economic and security ties.
- In Jeddah earlier this week, Sharif held nearly two hours of talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, briefing him on the Islamabad round that paused fighting and reaffirming strategic defence cooperation, with Saudi financial support reported by Pakistani media.
- In Doha, Qatari Air Force jets escorted Sharif’s aircraft before a meeting with the amir that ran over an hour, where both leaders backed de‑escalation and coordination to keep energy shipments moving and explored deeper security and energy ties.
- Pakistan’s outreach is paired with military diplomacy as Army Chief Asim Munir visited Tehran to help revive negotiations, following Islamabad’s hosting of the highest‑level US–Iran talks in decades that produced a fragile truce.