Pakistani PM thanks Trump for agreeing to his ceasefire extension request

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22 April 2026, 12:27 am Edit

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during the Gaza International Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanks US President Donald Trump for accepting his request to extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran, which was supposed to expire in the coming hours.

Sharif expresses his hope in a statement on X that the sides will respect the ceasefire and reach a comprehensive “peace deal” during a second round of talks in Islamabad, without specifying when those negotiations will be held.

The talks were first planned for Tuesday and then pushed to Wednesday before being delayed indefinitely, as the US and Pakistan await Iran’s response to the latest American proposal.