Pakistan's Prime Minister Says Middle East Ceasefire Violated

He called for the truce to be honored.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that there are reports of ceasefire violations at several places in the conflict zone in the Middle East. He urged the parties to observe the two-week ceasefire.

Sharif said this on his social media page X on Wednesday, April 8.

"Ceasefire violations have been reported at several places in the conflict zone [in the Middle East], which undermines the spirit of the peace process. I sincerely and fervently appeal to all parties to exercise restraint and observe the two-week ceasefire as agreed so that diplomacy can play a leading role in the peaceful resolution of the conflict," he emphasized.

In turn, Fars news agency quoted a security source as saying that Iran was finalizing plans for a "containment operation" against Israel, claiming that it had violated the ceasefire by attacking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

On the night of April 8, US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to suspend bombing attacks on Iran for two weeks on condition that the Strait of Hormuz be opened immediately. He indicated that the United States had already "met and exceeded all military objectives" and was "well advanced" in reaching a final peace agreement.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council subsequently confirmed the two-week ceasefire agreement with the United States.

Israel also agreed to suspend bombing during the talks. But it said the two-week truce with Iran did not apply to the war in Lebanon against the Hezbollah group.

The Israeli military later said it simultaneously attacked more than 100 Hezbollah command centers and military facilities in Beirut, the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon within 10 minutes.

In addition, after the truce was declared, Iran's national oil refining company claimed an "enemy attack" on a refinery on Lavan Island.

Also the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain said Iran had attacked their territory with drones and missiles. Reuters later wrote, citing sources, that Iranian forces had hit a Saudi oil pipeline used to circumvent the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

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