How Pakistan's military chief Asim Munir became one of the few foreign figures trusted by both Trump and Iran's security establishment today.

Pakistan is the key broker in talks to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. But it did not always get along with President Donald Trump and does not recognize Israel.

The streets of Islamabad have been emptied by a sudden two-day public holiday, declared to enforce a strict security lockdown in the Pakistani capital.

A senior Pakistani government source told CBS News that Islamabad is in active contact with Washington and Tehran to bring them back to the negotiating table over the Iran war.

With deep spiritual ties to Iran, Pakistan’s minority Shiites are angry about the killing of Iran’s top clerics in U.S.-Israeli strikes, complicating Pakistan’s role as mediator.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to circumvent its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz

Afghanistan and Pakistan said that they won’t “take actions that would escalate or complicate the situation” while China mediates over the deadly cross-border conflict.

By Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan has put a $1.5 billion deal to supply weapons and jets to Sudan on hold after Saudi Arabia asked for the agreement to be terminated and said it would not finance the purchase,