READ: 'We never gave up': Naqvi highlights Pakistan's peace efforts in US-Iran war at Qatar forum

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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has highlighted Pakistan’s mediation efforts between the United States and Iran, affirming that Islamabad “never gave up”.

Addressing the 8th Global Security Forum being held in Qatar’s capital, Doha, he notes, “The last few months have been very difficult for our region. The conflict involving Iran and the United States created serious risks not only for the Middle East, but for the entire world.”

He adds that at such a critical time, Pakistan chose the path of peace and made “every possible effort to reduce tensions”.

Naqvi, who has been involved in Islamabad’s peace efforts and has made several trips to Iran since the war began, says: “There were moments when the situation was extremely tense, but we never gave up.”

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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addresses the 8th Global Security Forum in Doha, Qatar, on Oct 19, 2026. — X/GSECForum
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addresses the 8th Global Security Forum in Doha, Qatar, on Oct 19, 2026. — X/GSECForum

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