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ISLAMABAD(National Times)- The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday termed a report by an American media outlet claiming that Islamabad \u201cquietly allowed\u201d Iranian military aircraft to park on its airfields while playing the role of a mediator in the Middle East conflict as \u201cmisleading and sensationalised\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing US officials, CBS News<\/em><\/a> had alleged that days after US President Trump announced the ceasefire with Iran in early April, Tehran sent multiple aircraft to the Nur Khan Air Base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmong the military hardware was an Iranian Air Force RC-130, a reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering variant of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules tactical transport aircraft,\u201d the report claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a response issued on Tuesday, the FO said, \u201cPakistan categorically rejects the CBS News<\/em> report regarding the presence of Iranian aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase as misleading and sensationalised. Such speculative narratives appear aimed at undermining ongoing efforts for regional stability and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFollowing the ceasefire and during the initial round of the Islamabad Talks<\/a>, a number of aircraft from Iran and the US arrived in Pakistan to facilitate the movement of diplomatic personnel, security teams and administrative staff associated with the talks process,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FO said that some aircraft and support personnel remained temporarily in Pakistan in \u201canticipation of subsequent rounds of engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlthough formal negotiations have not yet resumed, senior-level diplomatic exchanges have continued. In this context, visits by the Iranian foreign minister to Islamabad<\/a> were facilitated through the existing logistical and administrative arrangements,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Iranian aircraft currently parked in Pakistan arrived during the ceasefire period and bear no linkage whatsoever to any military contingency or preservation arrangement. Assertions suggesting otherwise are speculative, misleading, and entirely detached from the factual context,\u201d the FO said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPakistan has consistently acted as an impartial, constructive, and responsible facilitator in support of dialogue and de-escalation. In line with this role, Pakistan has extended routine logistical and administrative support where required, while maintaining full transparency and regular communication with all relevant parties,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPakistan remains committed to supporting all sincere efforts aimed at promoting dialogue, reducing tensions, and advancing regional and global peace, stability, and security,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CBS<\/em> report comes after its new boss, Bari Weiss, ousted a veteran bureau chief following tensions over coverage of the Middle East, bringing in a new foreign editor who, according to sources, \u201cis more aligned with Weiss\u2019s pro-Israel agenda\u201d, The Guardian<\/em><\/a> reported last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report quoted the former colleague of the new hire Shayndi Raice, a Wall Street Journal<\/em> editor, saying she had a reputation as \u201cmuch more sympathetic to the Israeli perspective than the Palestinian [one]\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOther sources said colleagues concerned with what they saw as a pro-Israel slant repeatedly flagged concerns to the paper\u2019s standards team \u2026 They also said that a review of the paper\u2019s coverage of the conflict under her leadership found an overreliance on Israeli sources and analysts,\u201d the report alleged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the report said that Weiss, a self-declared \u201cZionist fanatic\u201d and vocal supporter of the administration\u2019s war on Iran, has long accused the media of an anti-Israel bias.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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