Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has confirmed to Dawn that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has cancelled his planned trip to Switzerland.

In a message, Dar says, “Yes, it’s cancelled” when asked about the premier’s trip.

“As [the] signing has [been] completed remotely this morning after [the] US and Iranian presidents signed, followed by PM Shahbaz signing as mediator, tomorrow’s ceremony has been cancelled,” he adds

Talks were planned for tomorrow (Friday) at a resort in Switzerland’s Buergenstock, where the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran would be formally signed.