Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif cites progress in diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of war, urges to allow diplomacy run its course.Pakistan has made an 11-hour appeal to United States President Donald Trump to push back his deadline for an Iran deal by two weeks, and to Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz during the same period, citing progress in a diplomatic push to end the US-Israel war on Iran.“Diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote in a post on X on Tuesday, just a few hours before the deadline Trump has set for Iranian authorities.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks,” he said, while also calling on Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz for the same two weeks “as a goodwill gesture”.“We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region,” he added.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaking to Axios, said Trump was aware of Pakistan’s proposal and t …
