According to Ishaq Dar, Pakistan had even offered to host secret talks in Islamabad in an attempt to create a diplomatic channel between the two adversaries.

US strikes resulted in violent protests in Pakistan. Demonstrators attacked the US consulate in Karachi, burned a UN office and held rallies, resulting in the deaths of 22 people. The conflict has put Islamabad in a quandary;

At least 22 people were killed in protests across Pakistan as Iran’s neighbors brace for turmoil and the fallout of a possible regional conflict.

Smoke and flames rise from the premises of the U.N. office, after it was set ablaze by protesters, following news of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the city of Gilgit, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan March 1, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Mubarak Hussain

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed condolences for the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. He criticised the violation of international law,

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claimed that the conflict between US-Israel and Iran was orchestrated by Zionists to reduce Pakistan into a vasal state. He said Israel's victory would lead to India,

The geopolitical tension reached a breaking point following reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in joint American-Israeli military strikes on February 28, 2026. This event triggered a massive wave of unrest across Pakistan, which is home to one of the world's largest Shia populations.