How Pakistan positioned itself at the centre of global crisis management

How Pakistan positioned itself at the centre of global crisis management In the high-stakes theatre of Middle Eastern diplomacy, where the line between war and peace is obscured by the smoke of active air strikes and the volatility of global energy markets, an unlikely protagonist has stepped into the spotlight. Pakistan , a nuclear-armed state long portrayed through the lens of economic fragility, political volatility, and escalating security tensions along its western frontier with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan , has now positioned itself as a potential mediator between the US and Iran . A proposal , emerging with striking abruptness and catching regional observers off guard, offered Islamabad as a neutral venue for face-to-face negotiations between the Trump administration and Iran’s leadership.