Pakistan is holding ceasefire talks between Iran and US in Islamabad to defuse tensions between both the two countries.
The US delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance and including President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, arrived in Islamabad on Saturday morning aboard two US Air Force aircraft.
The Iranian delegation, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, arrived in the Pakistani capital on Friday.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in Islamabad [Pakistan’s Prime Minister Office/Handout via Reuters]Sharif shakes hands with US Vice President JD Vance during their meeting, in Islamabad [Pakistan’s Prime Minister Office/Handout via Reuters]Members of the media work as a screen displays news with images of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meeting with US Vice President JD Vance and separately with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, at a media centre in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11 [Asim Hafeez/Reuters]
US Vice President JD Vance shakes hands with Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir as Charge d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Islamabad Natalie A Baker and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar look on, after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Saturday, April 11, 2026. — Reuters
US Vice President JD Vance disembarks from Air Force Two after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Saturday, April 11, 2026. — Reuters
A Pakistani official stands during the arrival of the US Vice President JD Vance for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Saturday, April 11, 2026. —Reuters
A man walks past a billboard near the media centre as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to hold peace talks in Islamabad, April 11, 2026. — Reuters
The Iranian delegation led by parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is welcomed by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammad Ishaq Dar, in Islamabad, April 10, 2026 in this screen grab from handout video. —Reuters
This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 11, 2026 shows Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (2nd R) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim (2nd L) walking with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (centre L) and Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (centre R) upon their arrival at Nur Khan air base in Islamabad. —AFP
