US-Iran peace deal 'ready for signing very soon', PM Shehbaz tells Qatari counterpart
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed “deep appreciation” for Qatar’s steadfast support for Pakistan’s peace efforts during the Gulf crisis, saying a peace agreement between the United States and Iran was expected to be signed by the relevant parties “very shortly”. The statement came as US President Donald Trump, in a social media post on Saturday, also confirmed the development, saying a deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz would be immediately “open to all” after it was signed. However, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, contradicted the claim, saying that the signing of the Islamabad memorandum would not take place on Sunday. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the premier received a telephone call from Qatar’s PM and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, during which the two leaders discus...