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Israel-Iran war LIVE updates: Pakistan Foreign Minister hopes U.S, Iran will engage constructively in peace talks
The Iranian delegation arrived in Pakistan this morning for talks with U.S., Vance also landed in Pakistan for talks with Iran, Pakistani source told Reuters
Updated – April 11, 2026 12:52 pm IST
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, waves after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday, April 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday (April 11, 2026) that he hoped the United States and Iran would engage constructively in peace talks as the U.S. delegation including U.S. Vice President JD Vance, landed in the Pakistani capital Islamabad for talks with Iran. Mr. Dar also reiterated Islamabad’s desire to continue facilitating the parties to reach a “lasting and durable solution to the conflict”, according to a statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry.
Iranian officials also arrived in Pakistan for peace talks on Saturday (April 11, 2026) with the United States as Tehran insisted on a truce in Lebanon and unfreezing of its assets for the negotiations to go ahead. U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance on Friday (April 10, 2026) warned Iran not to “play” the U.S. as he headed to Islamabad.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a televised address to his nation on Friday (April 10, 2026), described the talks as a “make-or-break moment” for the two sides.
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Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to have the Strait of Hormuz open “with or without” Iran’s cooperation and said his top priority at the Islamabad talks was to ensure the Islamic republic cannot have a nuclear weapon.
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Pakistan expressed hope that U.S.-Iran would constructively engage in peace talk
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April 11, 2026 12:29
Pakistan expressed hope that U.S.-Iran would constructively engage in peace talk
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement after the arrival of U.S. delegation in Islamabad on Saturday (April 11) that, Pakistan desires to continue to support U.S. and Iran for reaching solution. The statement said that Pakistan’s Foreign Minister IshaqDar ‘commended U.S. commitment to achieving lasting global peace and stability’.
April 11, 2026 11:38
Vance lands in Pakistan for talks with Iran
U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed at an airbase near Pakistan’s capital on Saturday (April 11) ahead of negotiations with Iran aimed at ending the war in the West Asia.
Mr. Vance, who was sent by President Donald Trump to lead the U.S. negotiating team, was met by Pakistan’s powerful army chief Asim Munir after disembarking at Nur Khan air base near Islamabad. – AFP
April 11, 2026 11:01
Iran remembers children killed in Minab from joint Israeli-U.S. strike
April 11, 2026 10:57
U.S. delegates land in Islamabad
Two Pakistani sources informed Reuters that U.S. plane carrying U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner Iran landed in Pakistan’s Islamabad on Saturday (April 11) for talks with Iran. – Reuters
April 11, 2026 10:28
Islamabad appears deserted before Iran war talks
The streets of Pakistan’s normally bustling capital were deserted on Saturday as security forces sealed roads ahead of talks between high-level officials from Iran and the U.S. to end their nearly six-week war. Pakistani authorities urged Islamabad residents to stay inside, leading the city to look like it was under curfew.
April 11, 2026 10:24
Pakistan sets up state-of-art media center for talks
Pakistan’s government has set up a state-of-the-art media center to facilitate Pakistani and foreign journalists covering the talks between the United States and Iran, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
Tarar told reporters the facility at the Jinnah Convention Center offers high-speed internet and a range of free services to support media coverage.
April 11, 2026 09:54
US intelligence indicates China preparing weapons shipment to Iran: CNN
U.S. intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver new air defence systems to Iran within the next few weeks, CNN reported late on Friday, citing three people familiar with recent intelligence assessments.
April 11, 2026 09:23
Israel won’t discuss ceasefire
Israel’s U.S. ambassador Yechiel Leiter told his Lebanese counterpart in Washington that he “refused to discuss a ceasefire with the Hezbollah terrorist organisation”, according to a statement after a meeting.
Israel “agreed to begin formal peace negotiations” with the Lebanese government, with which it has no diplomatic relations, the Israeli ambassador said.
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April 11, 2026 09:06
Pakistan PM says process at ‘make or break’ stage
“A temporary ceasefire has been announced, but now an even more difficult stage lies ahead: the stage of achieving a lasting ceasefire, of resolving complicated issues through negotiations,” said Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government is leading mediations, in a televised speech.
“This is that stage which, in English, is called the equivalent of ‘make or break’,” he added.
April 11, 2026 09:04
Iran says lacks ‘trust’ with U.S.
Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said shortly after arriving in Pakistan’s capital that previous experiences negotiating with the United States had led to a lack of trust.
“We have good intentions but we do not trust,” Iranian state media quoted him as saying.
“Our experience in negotiating with the Americans has always been met with failure and broken promises,” he added.