Islamabad, April 21 -- As the clock ticks down toward the Wednesday evening expiration of the two-week ceasefire, Pakistan launched a last-minute effort to prevent a return to full-scale war after the first Islamabad Talks ended in impasse.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday formally urged both the United States and Iran to extend the truce, warning that "dialogue and diplomacy" are the only viable paths to regional stability.

According to a post on X by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Dar held high-level meetings in Islamabad, including a pivotal session with US Charge d'Affaires Natalie Baker.

According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry, Pakistan is pushing for an immediate extension of th...