Pakistan FM urges maximum restraint from all parties

• Pakistan and Saudi Arabia voiced concern over escalating Middle East tensions.
• Both sides agreed renewed conflict serves no party's interests.
• Pakistan urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint to support mediation efforts.

The Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have issued a joint warning over the worsening security environment in the Middle East, declaring that a renewal of active conflict serves no one's interests and threatens to unravel ongoing peace tracks.

During an urgent telephone conversation on Saturday, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud expressed their "deep concern" regarding the sharp escalation in regional tensions.

The high-level contact follows a series of recent maritime strikes and a subsequent diplomatic standoff between the United States and Iran that has compromised the temporary truce established under the June Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Push for de-escalation

According to a formal dispatch from the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both diplomats firmly agreed that any resurgence of hostilities directly undermines multi-lateral efforts aimed at establishing long-term regional stability and safety.

During the exchange, Prince Faisal shared the Kingdom's perspective on the ongoing diplomatic maneuvers in the region, emphasizing the absolute necessity of open dialogue.

Minister Dar reinforced Pakistan’s stance by urging all involved international and regional actors to exercise maximum restraint, emphasizing the critical importance of giving active backchannel mediation efforts the necessary time and space to secure a peaceful and meaningful outcome.

The two ministers concluded their discussion by agreeing to maintain close, continuous contact as regional diplomatic tracks unfold.