April 22 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for accepting the nation’s request to increase the ceasefire within the U.S.-Israeli battle on Iran to permit ongoing diplomatic efforts to take their course.
“I sincerely hope that either side will proceed to watch the ceasefire and be capable of conclude a complete ‘Peace Deal’ throughout the second spherical of talks scheduled at Islamabad for a everlasting finish to the battle,” Sharif mentioned in submit on X.
Trump introduced an extension of the ceasefire to offer negotiations extra time, till Iran submits a proposal.
(Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Modifying by Chris Reese)