article author: Waseem Abbasi Author: Thu, 2026-04-16 15: 24 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday a halt to hostilities in Lebanon was essential for broader Middle East peace talks, adding it considered the country part of a wider ceasefire framework following a temporary US-Iran truce that led to direct talks between Washington and Tehran in Islamabad. The remarks came amid differing interpretations of the two-week ceasefire, with Iran and Pakistan saying it extends to Lebanon, which has been bombed by Israel, though the United States has denied this and Israeli operations there have continued. Main category: Middle-East Tags: Battlefield Lebanon War in Iran



