{"id":128191,"date":"2026-06-24T12:21:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=128191"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:21:25","slug":"pakistan-will-continue-its-efforts-for-lasting-peace-in-the-middle-east-naqvi-tells-iranian-counterpart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/128191\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan will continue its efforts for lasting peace in the Middle East, Naqvi tells Iranian counterpart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with his Iranian counterpart, Eskandar Momeni, and stated that Pakistan would continue its efforts for lasting peace in the Middle East, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, the ministry said the two ministers met in Islamabad, and held a detailed discussion on Pak-Iran ties and the latest situation in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Momeni was part of a delegation led by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, which visited Pakistan on Tuesday after the US and Iran signed a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2009003\">\u2018Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding<\/a>\u2019 (MoU) to end the Middle East conflict and held&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2009875\">high-level talks<\/a>&nbsp;in Burgenstock, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the ministry, the Iranian minister thanked Naqvi for the warm welcome accorded to Pezeshkian and the Iranian delegation. Both ministers expressed satisfaction at the de-escalation in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Naqvi congratulated the Iranian minister on the joint statement issued after the US-Iran talks in Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis agreement would not have been possible without your and the Iranian government\u2019s sincere efforts,\u201d Naqvi was quoted as saying in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPakistan has always desired peace and stability across the world. Pakistan will continue its efforts for lasting peace in the Middle East,\u201d he said, hoping that the agreement would bring positive results in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the ministry, the two sides agreed to extend cooperation in multiple sectors, including security, anti-terrorism, cybersecurity and immigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will conduct a detailed visit to Pakistan soon to extend cooperation between the interior ministries of the two countries,\u201d Momeni said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He appreciated the sincere role played by Pakistan in the dialogue between the US and Iran and the cooperation extended by the nation in this regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking alongside the Iranian president on Tuesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2010466\/pakistan-iran-vow-to-resist-spoilers-of-regional-peace\">said&nbsp;<\/a>Pakistan and Iran will act as \u201can iron wall\u201d against any forces seeking to undermine regional peace, saying there was \u201cno dearth of spoilers\u201d around the globe who are unhappy with the US-Iran talks and the breakthrough achieved through the Islamabad MoU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PM Shehbaz stressed that both countries were fully determined to resist such attempts poised to undermine the peace efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Iranian president, while talking about extending \u201chands of friendship for a new regional security structure\u201d called for a \u201cunited front\u201d of Muslim nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his \u201cthanksgiving\u201d visit to Pakistan, the Iranian president also held separate meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari, PM Shehbaz and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD(National Times)- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with his Iranian counterpart, Eskandar Momeni, and stated that Pakistan would continue its efforts for lasting peace in the Middle East, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. 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