he months of May and June 2025 saw significant activity in South and West Asian regions. On May 7, India attacked Pakistan and was repulsed. Iran supported Pakistan in this conflict. The Iranian foreign minister visited both Pakistan and India to calm the situation. A ceasefire came into effect on May 10 [lease verify this].

On June 13, Israel launched a surprise attack on key military and nuclear facilities in Iran. Iran responded with missile launches. Pakistan extended diplomatic support to Iran and resolutions condemning Isareli aggression were passed in both houses of the parliament.

There were reports that when consulted by the US administration on the issue, Pakistan advised the United States to bring the conflict to an end. Pakistan’s choices and actions were not lost on the Iranian people or their representatives. Slogans of “Thank you, Pakistan” were raised on the streets as well as in the Iranian parliament.

President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Pakistan from August 2 to 3, and a number of MoUs in the fields of information technology, law and justice, climate change and tourism were signed.........

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