Pakistan’s relationships with the US and Iran put it in a strong position to intervene – not to mention a need to stabilise its borders and protect its own economy.

Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. As the United States and Iran inch toward a peace deal, Pakistan has emerged as an unlikely ...

Pakistan has emerged as a key player in the U.S.-Iran peace talks, marking a remarkable turn of fortunes for its top general, who during President Trump’s second term has transformed from a global ...

Increased diplomatic clout made mediation possible, but the real motivation is the potential devastation the war could cause to Pakistan itself. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with the ...