PM requests President Trump to extend deadline, urges Iran to open Strait of Hormuz as diplomatic efforts intensify

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Apr, 2026) Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Tuesday, requested US President Donald Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks, and urged Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks as a goodwill gesture, considering the intensified diplomatic efforts for a peaceful settlement of the ongoing war.

On X handle, the prime minister posted “Diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the middle East are progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in the near future.

To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks. Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open the Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture.”

He further urged all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve a conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region.