A fragile truce in Lebanon has been extended by three weeks after Israeli and Lebanese representatives met at the White House. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is among the key sticking points in US-Iran peace efforts.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is likely to arrive in Islamabad tonight along with a brief delegation. According to government sources, following important discussions held by Pakistan's mediation team,

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. I took this photo at sunset in my favorite park in Pakistan's capital city earlier this month. I went there to touch grass, literally, after days of covering inconclusive U.S.-Iran peace talks.

ISLAMABAD — Major hotels are sold out for reservations this week and some transportation and other services have shut down in and near Pakistan’s capital city on Sunday, as the world waits in hope for a successful second round of peace talks between Iran and the US to take place.

Residents in Islamabad are frustrated after weeks of road closures, as authorities maintain strict security measures in hopes of hosting further US-Iran peace talks.

US Charge d’Affaires Natalie Baker met Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to review progress ahead of the second Islamabad talks, as regional US-Iran tensions continue and Pakistan pushes de-escalation.

Pakistan, April 23 -- China's Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong has praised Pakistan's diplomatic efforts aimed at promoting peace in the Middle East. The remarks came during a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad,

A way out of the international wilderness beckons if Pakistan can broker peace between the US and Iran. That’s the hope at least.