Hoardings displaying flags of the US Pakistan and Iran, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, on April 18, 2026. —Reuters
Men ride motorbikes past hoardings displaying flags of the US Pakistan and Iran, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks, outside the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad, on April 18, 2026. —Reuters
Barbed wire blocks a road leading to the President’s House, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, on April 18, 2026. —Reuters
Pakistani flags installed in front of the President’s house, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, on April 18, 2026. —Reuters
The government’s constant threats to suspend KP’s elected dispensation over a political protest have escalated hostilities considerably. In that context, both sides did well to start talking.
