India, June 23 -- After the United States Vice President JD Vance's public praise for the country, Republican Senators raised questions regarding Pakistan's role in negotiations to end the West Asia conflict.

In the midst of the US-Iran conflict, both Pakistan and Qatar had emerged as the primary mediators in negotiations. The deal to end the war was signed last week, following which Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked both sides "for their commitment to finding a diplomatic solution."

However, two US lawmakers have now called into question Islamabad's and Qatar's place at the negotiating table, as talks on the technical details of the final deal are underway.

The senators pointed to the countries' "history of harbouring ter...