Pakistan, Sept. 1 -- Pakistan's credibility in international mediation rests on its unique ability to maintain simultaneous diplomatic access to adversarial global and regional powers. Rather than relying on overwhelming economic or military coercion, Islamabad derives its strength as a middle-power mediator from geographic proximity, long institutional memory, and synchronized civilian-military backchannels. In a region forced into taking sides, Islamabad acts as an independent diplomatic bridge rather than a proxy for Washington or Tehran. Driven by regional stability, Pakistan's unique neutrality makes it a natural mediator, filling a crucial diplomatic vacuum left by exposed Gulf states and distrusted European nations. Months have pas...