Pakistan Brokers US-Iran Ceasefire

0:00On April 8th, Pakistan pulled off a big win as intermediary, brokering a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran right before dawn. Their Prime Minister announced the deal just before 5 a.m. Pakistan time, inviting both sides to meet in Islamabad this Friday, April 10th, too. Hammer out a lasting agreement. Talks have been moving fast through a tight circle of negotiators, with a serious but hopeful vibe, even as the clock ticked down. Pakistan has been passing messages between the two for weeks, leaning on its brotherly ties with Iran from the shared border and its close link to the U.S. President Trump even called Pakistan's top general, Field Marshal Aseem Munir, his favorite, noting he knows Iran inside out. That history made them the perfect middleman in this tense standoff. Reactions in Pakistan turned sharp after recent hits, like Israel's strike on Iran and Iran's attack on Saudi Arabia. The four ministers said they were optimistic until those blows, while Munir slammed the

1:00Saudi attack for wrecking peaceful efforts. That's some of the toughest talk from Pakistan toward Iran, since things heated up, and with their defense pact to Saudi, it ramps up the pressure. Late night posts lit up the progress. The Prime Minister urged Trump to stretch the deadline, and Iran to reopen the straight of Hormuz for two weeks. Iran's ambassador called it a step forward from a critical stage around 3 a.m. local time. Even with the ceasefire locked in, sources say it's fragile, with zero trust and deep divides. Pakistan is ready to host the talks, but the real question is, what common ground they can carve out next? From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today.