US-Iran talks in Islamabad are a 'make or break' for permanent ceasefire, Pakistan PM says

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said late ⁠on Friday ⁠that the ‌US-Iran talks ​in Islamabad slated to begin on Saturday were ​a ⁠make or break to achieve a permanent ceasefire ⁠in ‌the weeks-long Middle East ‌conflict.

In a ⁠separate set of measures announced ‌during ‌his address, the government ‌also ‌cut prices of diesel to 385 rupees ($1.38) per ⁠litre ⁠and petrol to 366 rupees per litre. ($1 = 278.7500 Pakistani rupees)