Pakistan making diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions

Middle East crisis
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that Pakistan was closely monitoring the regional situation following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and was working to reduce tensions through diplomatic efforts.
Briefing ambassadors of several countries, FM Dar said Pakistan was engaging regional partners amid what he described as a “fragile and sensitive situation”.
He said Pakistan was closely monitoring developments in Iran and that all efforts were focused on easing tensions, calling the situation “extremely delicate”.
Dar 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.
He said Pakistan was alarmed by what he called the targeting of state leadership, saying it ran contrary to established international norms.
“We 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,” he said.
“There 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.”
Dar said Pakistan’s position had remained consistent, stressing that all countries must adhere to the principles of the UN Charter and international law.
“Pakistan’s 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,” he said.