Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif urged US President Donald Trump to extend the Iran deadline and proposed a two-week ceasefire to enable diplomacy. He also called on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions impacting global oil supply.

Islamabad, April 8: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged US President Donald Trump to extend the deadline set for Iran amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, as he called for a two-week ceasefire to allow diplomatic efforts to progress.

Appeal for deadline extension and ceasefire

In a social media post on Tuesday, Sharif also asked Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks.

The prime minister's appeal came just hours before the expiry of Trump's 8 pm ET deadline, with the US president warning of intensified strikes on Iranian infrastructure if Tehran failed to make a deal with Washington and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.