Islamabad, April 29 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, addressing his cabinet, today said that Islamabad's efforts to get US and Iran back on the table and make a settlement to end the ongoing war is currently stuck in a costly stalemate, though efforts "are still ongoing".

"Due to the war, our journey of economic development has come to a halt; petroleum prices are soaring to the skies; mountains of problems stand before us, but we will emerge successfully from this difficult time," predicted Sharif, who, along with a couple other senior Pakistani figures, has acted as the main route of communication between Washington and Tehran.

Releasing a statement on his social media account, the Pakistani premier said that the country's Arm...