Pakistan is getting ready for the first round of US-Iran talks aimed at resolving the conflict between the US and Israel over Iran on February 28.
The negotiations are expected to be held on Saturday morning local time, while according to media reports, the two delegations from Washington and Tehran have already arrived.
The US is represented by Vice President JD Vance, who will be assisted by diplomats Kushner and Witkoff. On the other hand, Iran is represented by the speaker of the country's parliament, Mohammad Ghalibaf, and the foreign minister.
The mediators of what analysts have considered an impossible mission will be the host country's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and the army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir.
Islamabad has meanwhile been placed under "siege" by numerous security measures.
The delegations are expected to meet at this hotel, which has been emptied of guests and placed under government control, while roads leading to the area have been closed.
Checkpoints, barricades and patrols have been increased throughout the city and additional security forces have been deployed.
From what is known so far, at the negotiating table, Pakistan will raise the concerns of the Persian Gulf countries attacked by Iran and will try to make Lebanon part of the peace agreement.
However, the most difficult issue remains the Strait of Hormuz, and it remains to be seen how much power Islamabad will have to achieve what the world is waiting for: free and safe movement in the region's waters.
On the other hand, media reports indicate that Israel and Lebanon are also getting ready to negotiate peace between them.
The talks are expected to take place at the State Department in Washington, at the ambassadorial level.