Pakistan’s Foreign Office said on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 that it remains hopeful despite recent escalation between the US and Iran and will keep pursuing dialogue and diplomacy. Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi called the latest exchange of attacks “concerning and undesirable” but said Islamabad does not see it as a failure of its diplomatic efforts.
Pakistan mediated an April ceasefire between the US and Iran and helped broker the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding in June. Andrabi pointed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of an SCO summit and to Field Marshal Asim Munir’s recent visit to Tehran. He said Munir’s visit focused on de-escalation and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and was followed by visits to Iran by Omani and Qatari leaders.
Andrabi also welcomed the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s unanimous award, announced around September 1, which affirmed that the Indus Waters Treaty remains fully in force and rejected India’s attempt to place it in abeyance. He said the court’s interim measure on the Ratle hydroelectric project confirmed that treaty rights and obligations can’t be changed unilaterally.
Sources: The Star, Express Tribune.
