Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he held a phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to discuss the evolving regional situation.

Axar.az reports that Sharif shared the details of the conversation in a post on X.

"Spoke with my brother President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran today. We discussed the evolving regional situation and underscored the imperative of restraint, dialogue and diplomacy to safeguard the hard-earned peace gains of recent months," he said.

Sharif also reaffirmed Pakistan's readiness to continue serving as "an honest and sincere mediator" in efforts to achieve lasting regional peace.

"We also agreed to advance the bilateral cooperation agenda agreed upon during President Pezeshkian’s recent visit to Islamabad," he added.