ON 24 March 2026, Pakistan entered a select group of nations, which have the clout and credibility, to initiate efforts towards the resolution of the US-Israel vs Iran conflict.

A quadrilateral meeting between the foreign Ministers of four regional powers took place in Islamabad. The four regional powers were Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and the host Pakistan. March 29th’s meeting only marks the beginning of a very initial and complex process. Pakistan has been able to achieve the position by steadily maintaining its principled position. Pakistan has throughout opposed war; stood by international law and the law based international world order. Pakistan has condemned the unjustified and illegal attack on Iran, yet maintained diplomatic support with all states which can influence the outcome of the war. Many of these states have diverging opinions about the conflict. Since the beginning of the conflict, Pakistan unlike many other nations, has eschewed the role of either being a partisan in the conflict or that of being completely aloof and indifferent. From the outset Pakistan has urged for a just, legal and non-kinetic solution for the end of the conflict. Pakistan has thus been successful in functioning in a state of delicate and difficult diplomacy.

Pakistan as an arbitrator has won the confidence of Iran, our neighbor, Saudi Arabia with whom we have a defence........

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