Tehran, April 16 -- Armed with a new message from the United States, a high-level Pakistani delegation, led by army chief Asim Munir is holding talks with officials in Iran on the possibility of a new round of negotiations between Tehran and Washington in a bid to ease tensions in the West Asia after almost seven weeks of war.
The fragile two-week ceasefire, which began on April 7, is set to expire on April 22.
Pakistan is coordinating follow-up negotiations after the initial Islamabad talks ended on Sunday without a deal.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is also participating in the mediation efforts, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in Saudi Arabia as the first stop of a four-day Gulf tour to push for diplomatic talks.
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