{"id":44113,"date":"2026-04-07T20:09:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44113"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:09:06","slug":"pm-shehbaz-asks-trump-to-extend-deadline-for-two-weeks-requests-iran-to-open-hormuz-for-corresponding-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44113","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz asks Trump to extend deadline for two weeks; requests Iran to open Hormuz for corresponding period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2026\/04\/08004739f7b0ece.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appealed to US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to extend a deadline for two weeks that he had set for Iran to make a deal with Washington and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>PM Shehbaz\u2019s appeal came hours before Trump\u2019s 8pm ET deadline was about to end, with the US president having warned of wider bombing on Iranian infrastructure if Tehran fails to meet the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump renewed his threat to Iran, saying \u201ca whole civilisation will die tonight\u201d, as Iran showed no sign of accepting his ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Hours later, PM Shehbaz posted on X:\u201cDiplomatic 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 the near future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--left    media--uneven  media--stretch\" data-original-src=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CMShehbaz\/status\/2041596151108137363\">\n<div class=\"media__item  media__item--twitter  \"><span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMShehbaz\/status\/2041596151108137363\"><\/a>\n    <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He also requested Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 a key maritime corridor through which 20pc of the world\u2019s oil and liquefied natural gas flowed before the Middle East war began \u2014 for a corresponding period of two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open the Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after PM Shehbaz\u2019s post, US media outlet <em>Axios<\/em> <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/04\/07\/iran-us-ceasefire-pakistan-two-weeks\">reported<\/a> that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had said Trump had been informed about the request.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President has been made aware of the proposal, and a response will come,\u201d it quoted White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <em>Reuters<\/em> quoted a senior Iranian official as saying that Iran was positively reviewing Pakistan\u2019s request.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan has positioned itself as a facilitator in the peace process between Tehran and Washington for an end to ongoing hostilities in the Middle East that began with the US and Israel launching strikes in Iran on February 28.<\/p>\n<p>In a retaliatory measure, Iran has restricted much of the traffic in Hormuz, which has plunged the world into a fuel crisis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>More to follow<\/em><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" 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