{"id":106851,"date":"2026-04-08T01:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=106851"},"modified":"2026-04-08T01:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:12:19","slug":"pm-shehbaz-calls-for-two-week-ceasefire-to-advance-middle-east-diplomacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pm-shehbaz-calls-for-two-week-ceasefire-to-advance-middle-east-diplomacy\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz calls for two-week ceasefire to advance Middle East diplomacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/shehbaz-sharif-uae-missile-attack-pm-expresses-concern-assures-support-to-pakistanis\/\">Shehbaz Sharif<\/a> has urged a temporary halt in hostilities in the Middle East, emphasizing that ongoing diplomatic efforts are gaining momentum and could soon yield meaningful results.<br \/>\nIn a statement shared on social media, the premier said that negotiations aimed at a peaceful resolution of the conflict are progressing \u201csteadily, strongly and powerfully,\u201d with the potential to produce substantive outcomes in the near future.<br \/>\nTo facilitate these efforts, Prime Minister Sharif appealed to Donald Trump to extend the current deadline by two weeks, allowing diplomacy more time to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>PM also called on Iran to reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz for the same period as a goodwill gesture, stressing the importance of cooperation in easing regional tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the prime minister urged all parties involved in the conflict to observe a complete ceasefire for two weeks, stating that such a pause is essential to enable diplomatic channels to achieve a lasting resolution.<\/p>\n<p>PM Sharif underscored that these measures are critical for ensuring long-term peace and stability in the region, reiterating Pakistan\u2019s commitment to constructive engagement and conflict resolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged a temporary halt in hostilities in the Middle East, emphasizing that ongoing diplomatic efforts are gaining momentum and could soon yield meaningful results. In a statement shared on social media, the premier said that negotiations aimed at a peaceful resolution of the conflict are progressing \u201csteadily, strongly and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":106580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2,3],"tags":[5476,28607,36966],"class_list":["post-106851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-pakistan","category-world","tag-pm-shehbaz","tag-ceasefire","tag-middle-east-war"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106852,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106851\/revisions\/106852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}