Middle East crisis
\nDar says negotiations, diplomacy the only way forward, and that Pakistan wants all parties to prioritise talks
\n islamabad
\nDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that Pakistan was closely monitoring the regional situation following the death of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and was working to reduce tensions through diplomatic efforts.
\nBriefing ambassadors of several countries, FM Dar said Pakistan was engaging regional partners amid what he described as a \u201cfragile and sensitive situation\u201d.
\nHe said Pakistan was closely monitoring developments in Iran and that all efforts were focused on easing tensions, calling the situation \u201cextremely delicate\u201d.
\nDar also expressed concern over what he described as violations of international law and diplomatic conventions, warning that recent developments in the region were deeply troubling.
\nHe said Pakistan was alarmed by what he called the targeting of state leadership, saying it ran contrary to established international norms.
\n\u201cWe are concerned over the violation of the norms and international law and the age-old tradition that the heads of state and the government should have been seen targeted now,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cThere are certain conventions which we are all supposed to follow. But things are on the ground moving very differently, which obviously is worrisome because we believe that international law must prevail and the convention must be respected. In all these engagements, we had consistently urged that the door to dialogue and diplomacy must not be closed.\u201d
\nDar said Pakistan\u2019s position had remained consistent, stressing that all countries must adhere to the principles of the UN Charter and international law.
\n\u201cPakistan\u2019s position has been clear and persistent that all countries must abide by the principles of the UN charter and international law, including respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other states as well as international humanitarian law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Middle East crisis Dar says negotiations, diplomacy the only way forward, and that Pakistan wants all parties to prioritise talks islamabad Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that Pakistan was closely monitoring the regional situation following the death of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and was working to reduce […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-534398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n