{"id":18109,"date":"2026-04-06T21:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/?p=18109"},"modified":"2026-04-06T21:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:56:28","slug":"fo-declines-to-comment-on-islamabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/2026\/04\/06\/fo-declines-to-comment-on-islamabad\/","title":{"rendered":"FO declines to comment on \u2018Islamabad Accord,\u2019 says \u2018peace process ongonig \u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

FO declines to comment on \u2018Islamabad Accord,\u2019 says \u2018peace process ongonig \u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Pakistan engages in peace efforts amid US-Iran tensions<\/p>\n

ISLAMABAD (News Pulse): Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Ministry<\/a> on Monday confirmed that the peace process between the United States and Iran is ongoing but refrained from commenting on reports that Islamabad had proposed a ceasefire framework to end hostilities in the US-Israel-Iran conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not comment on these individual, specific incidents,\u201d Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told state broadcaster Pakistan Television, while emphasizing that diplomatic efforts continue.<\/p>\n

Reports indicate that Pakistan shared a proposed framework with both Washington and Tehran, potentially paving the way for an immediate ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Sources say the framework outlines a two-tiered approach: an initial ceasefire followed by a comprehensive settlement.<\/p>\n

However, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday that Tehran is not prepared to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a temporary ceasefire. The official added that Iran views the United States as not yet ready for a permanent ceasefire and is carefully reviewing Pakistan\u2019s proposal without being pressured by deadlines.<\/p>\n

“All elements need to be agreed today,” a source familiar with the proposal said, noting that the initial understanding would take the form of a memorandum of understanding finalized electronically through Pakistan, which is serving as the sole communication channel in the talks.<\/p>\n

Earlier reports from Axios suggested that the United States, Iran, and regional mediators were discussing a potential 45-day ceasefire as part of a broader two-phase deal that could lead to a permanent end to hostilities.<\/p>\n

The source also confirmed that Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir has been in constant contact with US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi throughout the night.<\/p>\n

Under the proposal, the ceasefire would take immediate effect, with 15\u201320 days allocated to finalize a comprehensive settlement. The tentative \u201cIslamabad Accord\u201d would also include a regional framework for the Strait of Hormuz, with final in-person negotiations planned in Islamabad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FO declines to comment on \u2018Islamabad Accord,\u2019 says \u2018peace process ongonig \u2019 Pakistan engages in peace efforts amid US-Iran tensions ISLAMABAD (News Pulse): Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Ministry on Monday confirmed that the peace process between the United States and Iran is ongoing but refrained from commenting on reports that Islamabad had proposed a ceasefire framework to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2297,2298],"tags":[3759,3765],"class_list":["post-18109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-pakistan","tag-fo-spokesperson-tahire-hussain-andrabi","tag-iran-usa-israel-war"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18109"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18112,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18109\/revisions\/18112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}