Pakistan has signaled its commitment to bringing the US and Iran back to the negotiating table amid the latest escalation.
The country’s foreign ministry said in a statement today that it is “actively engaged with key interlocutors across the region in support of efforts aimed at de-escalation, dialogue, and a peaceful resolution of the situation.”
A principal mediator in the war, Pakistan also reiterated a call “on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any actions that could further undermine regional peace and stability,” saying that it “firmly believes that there is no alternative to sustained engagement, dialogue, and diplomacy.”
Pakistan “will continue to encourage all sides to end the violence” and for talks to resume, the foreign ministry statement said.
It also noted that countries in the Global South are bearing the brunt of the war. Unlike wealthy nations with the reserves and infrastructure to buffer the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, import-dependent economies are more vulnerable to immediate, cascading supply chain shocks.
