Islamabad backs efforts to prevent Middle East war

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would support all efforts to prevent war escalating in the Middle East, the Foreign Office said on Friday, as a fresh round of Israeli attacks on Lebanon once again heightened fears of a wider conflict in the restive region.

The Middle East is bracing for a possible new wave of attacks by Iran and its allies following the recent assassination of senior Hamas and Hezbollah figures in Beirut and Tehran.

“We also believe that a war in the Middle East must be avoided...