Federal Minister for Interior of Pakistan
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Arrived in Tehran on June 7, 2026 carrying a letter from Pakistan's army chief and prime minister addressed to Supreme Leader Khamenei
On July 7, the IRGC struck three commercial vessels within 24 hours: Qatari LNG tanker Al Rekayat (engine room fire), Saudi supertanker Wedyan, and a third ship. The attacks came after IRGC patrol boats blockaded the Oman-IMO corridor. The US struck 80-plus Iranian targets at Sirik, Bandar Abbas, and Qeshm Island, revoked Iran's oil sales license, and gave Tehran until July 17 to wind down transactions. Iran then fired at 85 US military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait, activating air defenses at both sites.
Updated Yesterday
Made two Tehran visits within four days (May 18 and May 21); Pakistan's military said 24 hours of talks produced 'encouraging' progress
Indirect talks in Doha closed July 2 with two concrete outputs: a mechanism to buy goods using part of Iran's frozen $6 billion in Qatar, and a channel for flagging MOU violations through Qatar. Both delegations stayed in separate rooms; Qatar and Pakistan shuttled between them. Iran's nuclear program was not substantively addressed, despite Trump telling reporters on July 1 that 'the denuclearization of Iran is moving along well.'
Updated 7 days ago
Traveled to Tehran on May 16-17 to advance Pakistan's US-Iran peace facilitation
Pakistan sent about 8,000 troops, 16 JF-17 fighter jets, two drone squadrons, and a Chinese HQ-9 air defense system to Saudi Arabia in early April. Reuters and Bloomberg confirmed the deployment on May 18. The forces arrived during active fighting; on April 8, Pakistan announced a ceasefire that both Washington and Tehran credited.
Updated May 19
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