巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡——巴基斯坦总理夏巴兹·谢里夫周三表示，尽管该地区面临诸多挑战，伊斯兰堡仍在尽一切努力促进西亚和平。谢里夫在联邦内阁会议上发表讲话时，还谈到了政府在打击恐怖主义和减轻油价上涨影响方面的努力。“巴基斯坦一如既往地在恢复地区和平方面发挥着自己的作用，”他在谈到西亚时说道。总理回顾了巴基斯坦近期与伊朗及其他地区国家的外交接触，以及巴基斯坦在《麦加联合防务协议》框架下所作的努力。
Islamabad, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Islamabad was making all efforts to promote peace in West Asia despite the challenges facing the region. Addressing a meeting of the federal cabinet, Sharif also spoke about the government's efforts to combat terrorism and mitigate the impact of rising oil prices." Pakistan is playing its role as before in restoring peace in the region," he said, referring to West Asia. The prime minister recalled Pakistan's recent diplomatic engagements with Iran and other regional countries, as well as its efforts under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye in August.
该协议由巴基斯坦、沙特阿拉伯和土耳其于8月签署，规定对三国中任何一国的武装攻击都将被视为对三国的攻击。谢里夫表示，过去两到三周内，一个巴基斯坦代表团已两次访问德黑兰。
The agreement stipulates that an armed attack on any one of the three countries would be regarded as an attack on all. Sharif said a Pakistani delegation had visited Tehran twice over the past two to three weeks.
他表示，讨论不仅聚焦于缓解地区紧张局势，还着眼于推动更广泛的地区合作。巴基斯坦在美国与伊朗之间发挥了调解作用。今年6月，巴基斯坦协助促成了华盛顿与德黑兰之间的《伊斯兰堡谅解备忘录》，该备忘录旨在停止敌对行动，并为通过谈判达成更广泛解决方案提供框架。然而，随着双方紧张局势再度升温，这一进程后来陷入停滞，备忘录所设想的60天框架在未达成最终协议的情况下到期。
The discussions focused not only on reducing regional tensions but also on promoting greater regional cooperation, he said. Pakistan has played a mediating role between the United States and Iran. In June, Pakistan helped broker the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between Washington and Tehran, which was intended to halt hostilities and provide a framework for negotiations towards a broader settlement. The process, however, later stalled amid renewed tensions between the two sides, with the 60-day framework envisaged under the MoU expiring without a final agreement.
谢里夫还表示，政府致力于消除武装叛乱，并已敲定一项拟议中的1600亿卢比方案，用于开伯尔-普什图省，重点在于发展、公共福利以及加强安全和反恐能力。自10月以来，开伯尔-普什图省一直处于总督治理和紧急状态之下，此前总统阿西夫·阿里·扎尔达里暂停了由巴基斯坦正义运动党领导的省政府，该党是被监禁的前总理伊姆兰·汗所属的政党，此举是出于对武装叛乱和治理状况恶化的担忧。
Sharif also said the government was committed to eliminating militancy and had finalised a proposed 160 billion rupees package for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with a focus on development, public welfare and strengthening security and counter-terrorism capabilities. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been under governor's rule and a state of emergency since October, after President Asif Ali Zardari suspended the provincial government led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, amid concerns over worsening militancy and governance.
他重申，政府致力于通过武装部队、省政府和联邦政府的协调努力，从开伯尔-普什图省消除恐怖主义。
He reiterated the government's commitment to eliminating terrorism from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through coordinated efforts involving the armed forces, the provincial administration and the federal government.