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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a federal cabinet meeting.\u2014APP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2022 Govt considers observing \u2018Youm-i-Tashakur\u2019 to mark its diplomatic role
\u2022 Premier thanks China, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt, Qatar for supporting peace push<\/p>\n

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday hoped that the temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran<\/a> would become a permanent truce.<\/p>\n

The government is also considering observing Youm-i-Tashakur (Thanksgiving Day) on Friday to mark Pakistan\u2019s worldwide appr\u00adeciation for playing a key role in the ceasefire, a source in the PM\u2019s Office (PMO) told Dawn.<\/em><\/p>\n

Addressing federal cabinet members, the prime minister credited himself, the government, and the whole nation for successful mediation between the US and Iran, stating that the entire world was acknowledging the role played by Pakistan.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a historic moment in the history of the country. I have not seen, in my whole life, the way the international media has been praising Pakistan,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

At the start of the cabinet meeting, all members gave a \u201cstanding ovation\u201d to the premier when he entered the meeting hall at the PM\u2019s House. Later, all members spoke one by one and paid rich tribute to the prime minister on the country\u2019s success in such an important international matter.<\/p>\n

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PM Shehbaz expressed his gratitude to China, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt, and Qatar for extending full support towards achieving the ceasefire and allo\u00adwing peaceful diplomatic efforts to seek a comprehensive and conclusive end to the conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would also like to deeply appreciate and thank our brotherly countries of the Gulf Coop\u00ade\u00adration Council, whose consistent support and commitment to peace and stability in the region remains quintessential for our efforts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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The prime minister noted, \u201cThe leadership of all our brotherly countries and the United States demonstrated exceptional strategic foresight, sagacity, and patie\u00adnce in giving peace a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further thanked \u201call our partners and friends across the globe who have reached out and acknowledged Pakistan\u2019s sincere efforts for global peace\u201d.<\/p>\n

Expressing gratitude to Allah Almighty for granting pride and respect to Pakistan in the comity of nations, he said the war had not engulfed the region and the wider world.<\/p>\n

He added that as a result of the government\u2019s sagacious strategy and the provision of a Rs129 billion oil subsidy, the people of the country had not faced the kind of crisis witnessed in other countries in the region. The premier also thanked the chief ministers of the four provinces for supporting the federal government in its austerity drive and on the diplomatic front.<\/p>\n

Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n