Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke by telephone with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Thursday, with both leaders pledging continued coordination on regional stability. The call follows Pakistan's role as a key diplomatic broker between Washington and Tehran — a conflict sparked after US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February — with Islamabad hosting the first direct US-Iran talks in April, which ended inconclusively but with a ceasefire extended indefinitely by President Donald Trump. Qatar reaffirmed its support for Pakistan's mediation efforts, and PM Shehbaz expressed hope that Qatar's emir would visit Islamabad to further strengthen bilateral ties.