US president says he will invite Israeli PM Netanyahu and Lebanese President Aoun to White House for the “first meaningful talks” between the two countries since 1983.
PM Shehbaz briefed the president in detail on the various stages of the dialogue held over the weekend in Islamabad, statement by the President's Secretariat says.
The strike on the Saeed family home in the village of Srifa took place on Wednesday, the first day of a two-week US-Iran ceasefire that many in Lebanon hoped would apply to their country, too.
Pakistan is no longer merely hosting or facilitating diplomacy between Washington and Tehran, but is actively shaping one of the most sensitive negotiation processes currently underway.
“Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage, and we will share this safe pathway with the maritime industry soon to encourage the free flow of commerce,” Centcom commander says.
“We respectfully request the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to verify the authenticity of this incident," states a letter the relatives say they have sent to the FO.
For journalists at the Jinnah Covention Centre, Islamabad Talks has produced press releases, a memorable food spread and impressively fast internet in a country riven with tech challenges.
In Islamabad, a fragile truce has brought the United States to the table militarily undefeated, but facing an Iran that now holds the stronger hand in a new structure of power.
