Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday commended the leadership of Gulf countries and the United States for ‘giving peace a chance’ following the US-Iran two-week ceasefire.
In a statement on X, PM Shehbaz said that as Pakistan proceeded to the ‘Islamabad Talks’, “I wish to extend our deepest and sincere gratitude to our brotherly countries — the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Türkiye, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the State of Qatar — for their invaluable and unwavering support in reaching the ceasefire and giving peaceful diplomatic efforts a chance to seek a comprehensive and conclusive end to the conflict.”