Pakistan invites US and Iran to formal ceasefire negotiations in Islamabad for April 10

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited US and Iranian delegations to Islamabad on April 10, 2026, for formal negotiations toward a permanent agreement, tentatively called the "Islamabad Accord." Iran confirmed participation. The US delegation would be led by VP JD Vance, with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner also attending. Trump told AFP that Turkey, Egypt, and China had also helped facilitate the negotiations. The Islamabad talks were scheduled to occur within the two-week ceasefire window, with the nuclear enrichment dispute and Lebanon status among the unresolved core issues.