{"id":46568,"date":"2026-04-06T12:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=46568"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:04:31","slug":"fo-declines-to-comment-on-islamabad-accord-says-peace-process-ongoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=46568","title":{"rendered":"FO declines to comment on \u2018Islamabad Accord,\u2019 says \u2018peace process ongoing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said on Monday that the peace process was ongoing, but declined to comment on reports that Pakistan had shared a ceasefire framework to end hostilities in the US-Israel war on Iran, state broadcaster Pakistan Television reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not comment on these individual, specific incidents,\u201d Andrabi said, adding that the peace process was ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi has declined to confirm or deny reports that Islamabad proposed a framework to end the ongoing US Israel war on Iran, saying \u201cwe do not comment on these individual, specific incidents\u201d and that the peace process is ongoing.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/wxRiOTWcpJ<br \/>\n\u2014 Pakistan TV (@PakTVGlobal) April 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The statement came after reports suggested that Islamabad had shared a framework\u00a0the US and Iran to end hostilities, which could come into effect on Monday and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The framework was exchanged with Iran and the US overnight, according to sources, outlining a two-tier approach involving an immediate ceasefire followed by a comprehensive agreement.<\/p>\n<p>However, Iran won\u2019t reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a \u201ctemporary ceasefire\u201d, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, saying that Tehran views Washington as lacking the readiness for a permanent ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>The official confirmed Iran had received Pakistan\u2019s proposal for a ceasefire and was reviewing it, emphasising that Tehran does not accept being pressured to accept deadlines or make a decision.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any US-Iran deal<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All elements need to be agreed today,&#8221; the source who spoke about the proposal said, adding the initial understanding would be structured as a memorandum of understanding finalised electronically through Pakistan, the sole communication channel in the talks.<\/p>\n<p>Axios first reported on Sunday that the United States, Iran and regional mediators were discussing a potential 45-day ceasefire as part of a two-phase deal that could lead to a permanent end to the war, citing US, Israeli and regional sources.<\/p>\n<p>The source told Reuters that Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir has been in contact &#8220;all night long&#8221; with US Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposal, a ceasefire would take effect immediately, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with 15\u201320 days to finalise a broader settlement. The deal, tentatively dubbed the &#8220;Islamabad Accord,&#8221; would include a regional framework for the strait, with final in-person talks in Islamabad.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said on Monday that the peace process was ongoing, but declined to comment on reports that Pakistan had shared a ceasefire framework to end hostilities in the US-Israel war on Iran, state broadcaster Pakistan Television reported. \u201cWe do not comment on these individual, specific incidents,\u201d Andrabi said, adding that the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46568\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}