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The remark made by Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi comes days after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Monday (August 31, 2026) and discussed the evolving regional situation. Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar also met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the summit on Monday (August 31, 2026) and underscored the need for dialogue and diplomacy to promote peace and stability in the region. Talking about the inaugural meeting of the Strategic, Political and Defence Committee established under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, on August 31, he said the three sides reaffirmed their resolve to work together for regional peace, stability and de-escalation, including through restraint and peaceful resolution of crises.
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Pakistan on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) said that it was “hopeful” for peace in West Asia despite recent escalation between the US and Iran, underlining the need for “dialogue and diplomacy” for stability in the region. “The prime minister had reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to peace through restraint, dialogue and diplomacy, while stressing that the Islamabad MoU offered the most viable pathway to lasting peace and stability in the region,” Mr. Andrabi said. “Despite recent escalations, we remain hopeful, and we will continue to strive for dialogue and diplomacy,” Andrabi said at a weekly press briefing. Andrabi said Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir had also visited Tehran last week to facilitate an end to the U.S.-Iran conflict. The visit “underscored Islamabad’s sincere and constructive role in bridging differences between Washington and Tehran,” he said.
