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Pakistan proposes 2-week Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump deadline - Axios
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Trump during a summit on Gaza in October, 2025. Photo: Evan Vucci/pool/Getty Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called on President Trump and the Iranian regime to agree to a two-week ceasefire to give time for peace talks.
Pakistan seeks two-week ceasefire, extension to Trump's deadline on Iran
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looks on during a business and investment conference, during his official visit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor... Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Read moreSummaryPakistan also asks Iran to open Strait of Hormuz during the periodTehran is positively reviewing Pakistan's request: officialTrump is aware of Pakistan's proposalPakistan PM Sharif says talks to end conflict are progressing 'steadily, strongly and powerfully'April 8 (Reuters) - Pakistan, a mediator between the U.S. and Iran, on Wednesday requested that U.S. President Donald Trump grant a two-week ceasefire and extension to a deadline he imposed on Iran to end its blockade of Gulf oil, while U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran intensified during the sixth week of the war.A senior Iranian official told Reuters Tehran is positively reviewing Pakistan's request for a two-week ceasefire. The White House said Trump is aware of Pakistan's proposal, saying a response will come. Sign up here."To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks. Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture," Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a post on X.The war has killed thousands across the region and resulted in the worst-ever energy supply disruption due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the artery used to transit one-fifth of the world's oil and gas.Sharif's comments come after Trump, in a social media post that shocked world leaders, said "a whole civilization will die tonight" if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict.Trump has given Iran until 8 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT) in Washington - 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Tehran - to end its blockade of Gulf oil or see the U.S. destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran.Sharif urged "all warring parties" to observe a ceasefire for two weeks "to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war."He added that diplomatic efforts to settle the war peacefully were "progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future."During the early hours of Wednesday in Pakistan, close to Trump's deadline, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held conversations regarding the conflict in separate calls with his counterparts from Turkey, Egypt and Sa...
Pakistan seeks two-week extension to Trump's deadline on Iran - MSN
A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran is positively reviewing Pakistan's request for a two-week ceasefire. The White House said Trump is aware of Pakistan's proposal, saying a ...
Inside Pakistan PM Sharif's Iran Ceasefire Proposal Ahead Of Trump's 8 ...
Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif has proposed a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran just hours before Trump's deadline. The plan, now under review, aims to create space for ongoing diplomatic negotiations to reach a breakthrough. President Donald Trump and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz ...
