BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 8. Pakistani Prime
Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked US President Donald Trump to
extend the deadline for reaching an agreement with Iran by another
two weeks, Shehbaz Sharif wrote on his X page, Trend reports.


"Diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war
in the Middle East are progressing steadily, strongly and
powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in
near future. To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly
request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks," the
Prime Minister wrote.


He added that Pakistan sincerely requests the Iranian government
to open the Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two
weeks as a goodwill gesture.