Pakistan calls for US role in de-escalating Gaza conflict

US statement following talks between Pakistani FM Qureshi and US Secretary of State Blinken makes no mention of Gaza.

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has expressed “deep concern and anguish” on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and stressed the “importance of [a] US role” in addressing the situation, a Pakistani statement says. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi by telephone late on Sunday, according to statements from both governments. The US statement, however, made no mention of discussion on Israel or Palestine.