ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Sunday that talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad have ended, urging both sides to uphold their commitment to a fragile ceasefire.Speaking at a news conference, Dar expressed hope that Washington and Tehran would continue engagement “with a positive spirit” to achieve “durable peace and prosperity in the entire region and beyond.”He stressed the importance of maintaining the two-week ceasefire brokered earlier this week, calling it critical to ongoing diplomatic efforts.“It is imperative that the parties continue to uphold their commitment to the ceasefire,” he said, while thanking both sides for recognizing Pakistan’s mediation role.Dar added that Pakistan would continue facilitating dialogue between the two sides in the coming days.“I, along with the Chief of Defence Forces and army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, helped mediate several rounds of intense and constructive negotiations between the two sides that continued over the last 24 hours and ended this morning,” he said.His remarks came after US Vice President JD Vance left Pakistan following the talks, which lasted nearly 21 hours but failed to produce an agreement.The negotiations, hosted by Pakistan, brought together US and Iranian delegations led by Vance and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.The talks were part of broader efforts to end the regional conflict under a fragile ceasefire.ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Sunday that talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad have ended, urging both sides to uphold their commitment to a fragile ceasefire.Speaking at a news conference, Dar expressed hope that Washington and Tehran would continue engagement “with a positive spirit” to achieve “durable peace and prosperity in the entire region and beyond.”He stressed the importance of maintaining the two-week ceasefire brokered earlier this week, calling it critical to ongoing diplomatic efforts.“It is imperative that the parties continue to uphold their commitment to the ceasefire,” he said, while thanking both sides for recognizing Pakistan’s mediation role.Dar added that Pakistan would continue facilitating dialogue between the two sides in the coming days.“I, along with the Chief of Defence Forces and army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, helped mediate several rounds of intense and constructive negotiations between the two sides that continued over the last 24 hours and ended this morning,” he said.His remarks came after US Vice President JD Vance left Pakistan following the talks, which lasted nearly 21 hours but failed to produce an agreement.The negotiations, hosted by Pakistan, brought together US and Iranian delegations led by Vance and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.The talks were part of broader efforts to end the regional conflict under a fragile ceasefire.
