What does Pakistan stand to gain from helping broker the US-Iran deal?

Islamabad, Pakistan – At the alpine resort of Burgenstock in Switzerland last weekend, United States Vice President JD Vance stood alongside Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. Standing a few metres away was Pakistani military chief Asim Munir, whom Vance pointed to as he began delivering remarks. Recommended Stories list of 4 items end of list “Since Field Marshal Asim Munir welcomed us with the prime minister in Islamabad [in April], I have joked that I have two very, very important people in my life, an Indian and a Pakistani. The Indian is my wife, and the Pakistani is Field Marshal Munir,” he said to laughter in the room. The vice president, whose wife, Usha Vance, is the daughter of Indian immigrants, added that he had spoken to Munir more than anyone else over the previous three months. “We would not have been here without his statesmanship and military leadership,” Vance said, mirroring compliments also offered by US President Donald Trump. The praise has not been limited to Washington. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, on Monday for a state visit, his first foreign trip since Iran was attacked by the US and Israel on February 28, and offered thanks for Islamabad’s help in bringing Washington and Tehran to the negotiation table. The visit underscored how the past four months have repositioned Islamabad in Tehran’s calculations. …