Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar visited Beijing at the end of March for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who backed Islamabad's mediation efforts as "in keeping with the common interests of all parties". Iranian sources have also told Iranian media that Tehran won't attend the talks unless a ceasefire is in place in Lebanon. Witkoff held multiple rounds of Oman-mediated talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi before the war cut the process short. Araghchi and Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, along with other security and economic officials, have arrived in Pakistan, Iranian state television and the Pakistani government confirmed. Islamabad on lockdown -The talks are being held in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha April 11, 2026 02:30 UTC