Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reviewed the progress of Pakistan's mediatory efforts to achieve sustainable peace in the region.
The development came after Field Marshal Asim Munir called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.
The dignitaries reviewed the progress of Pakistan’s mediation efforts to achieve sustainable peace in the region, the statement said, adding that two leaders expressed satisfaction with the de-escalation achieved so far and stressed the need to maintain peace and a ceasefire by all parties.
"The leadership appreciated the restraint demonstrated by all sides and reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to facilitate and provide all-out support to both sides to arrive at a peacefully negotiated settlement," it added.
The statement read that the prime minister lauded the commitment of the parties involved in the process and wished them success in their pursuit of peace.
"He [PM] also renewed his invitation to the arriving delegations and assured them of the highest consideration and support by Pakistan," the statement concluded.
The meeting takes place as Pakistan is set to host the US and Iran delegations this weekend following the announcement of a temporary ceasefire brokered by Islamabad.
The war began when Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran that assassinated its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28, sparking retaliatory attacks from Tehran on Gulf nations and Israel.
Pakistan, which has forged a close relationship with US President Donald Trump and is sensitive to developments in neighbouring Iran, emerged as a channel for messaging between Tehran and Washington in recent weeks.
Both Tehran and Washington said they had agreed to a two-week truce barely an hour before Trump's deadline to obliterate Iran was set to expire.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had told reporters a day earlier that President Trump was dispatching his Iran negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan for talks.
