Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces held talks with Iran’s Interior Minister on border security and regional stability, as Islamabad continues efforts to ease tensions stemming from the wider conflict involving Iran, the United States, and neighboring Gulf states.

According to reports, CDF Munir and Iran’s Interior Minister held talks on border security and regional stability, as Pakistan renewed its diplomatic push to ease Iran-US tensions with Prime Minister Shehbaz meeting the Iranian Interior Minister separately. The discussions reflect Pakistan’s continued balancing act as a neighbor to Iran and a partner to Western and Gulf states navigating an increasingly volatile regional security environment. 

Border security between Pakistan and Iran has remained a persistent concern for both governments, given periodic militant activity and smuggling networks operating across the frontier in Balochistan. High level engagement of this kind is typically aimed at reinforcing intelligence sharing and coordinated patrolling along the border, even as broader regional tensions complicate the diplomatic backdrop.

Pakistan’s position as a potential mediator in easing US-Iran tensions has been noted in past diplomatic exchanges, with Islamabad seeking to leverage its historical ties to Tehran alongside its broader relationships with Washington and Gulf capitals. Officials have not detailed specific outcomes from today’s talks, though continued high level contact between the two countries suggests both sides remain invested in managing the relationship carefully amid the wider regional conflict.

— Compiled by the Weekly PK Staff Desk