Pakistan, Iran agree to ‘de-escalate’ tensions after tit-for-tat attacks
Pakistan and Iran’s foreign ministers emphasised ‘brotherly relations’ during a phonecall on Friday, Islamabad said.
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Iran’s top diplomat seeks to deescalate tensions on visit to Pakistan after tit-for-tat airstrikes
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister was in Pakistan on Monday for talks on deescalating tensions after deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier this month killed at least 11 people, marking a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors.
Iran and Pakistan set to meet on Monday to repair ties after tit-for-tat strikes, decline China’s mediation offer
The two countries have a “joint interest in combating the menace” of the ethnic Baloch militant groups waging insurgencies against Pakistani and Iranian security forces, a senior Pakistani official told This Week In Asia on condition of anonymity, citing diplomatic sensitivities.
Iran’s foreign minister will visit Pakistan next week after tit-for-tat airstrikes
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister will visit Pakistan next week, the two countries said Monday, following unprecedented attacks on either side of the border last week that appeared to target Baluch militant groups with similar separatist goals.
‘Low-trust’ ties: What’s next for Pakistan, Iran after tit-for-tat attacks?
The neighbours appear to be de-escalating tensions, but their border security concerns will have deepened, say analysts.
Pakistan keen to work on 'all issues' with Iran
Pakistan has expressed its willingness to work with Iran on "all issues" in a call between their foreign ministers.
Taliban-appointed prime minister meets with a top Pakistan politician in hopes of reducing tensions
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed prime minister met Monday with one of Pakistan’s most senior politicians in an attempt to reduce lingering tensions between the two countries, a spokesman for the Taliban government said.