Did White House push Pakistan to broker ceasefire before Iran deadline?

Pakistan tried to present itself as a peacemaker, but the script appears to have been written elsewhere. According a report by Financial Times, the White House pushed Islamabad to broker a temporary ceasefire with Iran.

The effort, however, has raised serious questions about Pakistan’s role -- not as a neutral broker, but as a convenient channel for Washington’s pressure campaign. Even as the US sharpened its tone against Iran, Islamabad appeared quick to step in and project itself as a mediator, while largely carrying proposals that echoed American strategic interests rather than offering any independent or balanced peace initiative.

The Trump administration leaned on Pakistan to persuade Iran to accept a pause in fighting. The proposal focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan’s role was to present the deal as coming from a fellow Muslim-majority state, in the hope it would be more acceptable to Tehran.

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