With new talk of escalation, Islamabad is trying to revive negotiations without alienating Tehran, Riyadh or Washington.
![Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (R) meets with Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir in Tehran on May 23, 2026. [Handout/Islamaic Consultative Assembly News Agency via AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/afp_6a11f11148bb-1779560721.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Pakistan Correspondent
With new talk of escalation, Islamabad is trying to revive negotiations without alienating Tehran, Riyadh or Washington.
![Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (R) meets with Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir in Tehran on May 23, 2026. [Handout/Islamaic Consultative Assembly News Agency via AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/afp_6a11f11148bb-1779560721.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Islamabad cites security concerns, while Tehran points to technical issues as Pakistan mediates between Iran and the US.
![Pakistan and Iran share a border of roughly 900 km (559 miles) located in Pakistan’s southwest and Iran’s southeast [Naseer Ahmed/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2020-02-25T130326Z_1093429678_RC2P7F95IX8H_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-HEALTH-PAKISTAN-1705475927.webp?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Russia has close ties with the Taliban and is courting Islamabad, but analysts say its leverage remains uncertain.

Islamabad says the PTI failed to lead the fight against armed groups, but analysts question the takeover.

Pakistan has taken control of a province governed by Imran Khan’s PTI. Here’s what the move means and what happens next.

Pakistan has subsidised petrol for millions, but some economists caution that those most needing help are left out.
![Workers use a device to update the price displayed on a board at a petrol station following the rollout of a fuel relief scheme, which provides a fuel subsidy for eligible motorcycles, rickshaws and vehicles with engines of up to 800cc, in Karachi, Pakistan, September 16, 2026. [Akhtar Soomro/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-09-16T215240Z_1506421248_RC2IKNAE0RRX_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-SOUTHASIA-ENERGY-1791364869.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Islamabad says its role is defensive, but Riyadh’s offensive in Yemen tests how long it can stay out of the fight.

As Islamabad prepares for another opposition march, drivers and businesses are counting the cost of seized containers.

At 37, he’s the PTI’s top elected leader. But the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister is assuming a national role too.

Pakistani and Turkish military chiefs head to Riyadh for urgent talks, but both countries remain cautious on involvement
![Pakistan's Ishaq Dar (L), Saudi Arabia's Prince Faisal bin Farhan (C) and Turkiye's Hakan Fidan pose for a photo during a meeting in New York on the sidelines of UN General Assembly meeting. [Handout/Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HTB2EDnX0AAxR-I-1790322577.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)