Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar is leading the Pakistani delegation while the Croatian side is led by its Foreign Minister Dr. Gordan Grlic Radman

Qatari officials say negotiations have produced encouraging developments, paving the way for both sides to continue diplomatic engagement after the completion of the late Iranian leader's final rites

Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said the Afghan envoy was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where a formal demarche was delivered over the incident

The visit comes shortly after Islamabad and Doha announced that the initial round of high-level talks between the United States and Iran, held in the Swiss resort town of Bürgenstock

Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi says government regretted that despite sustained efforts, the crew had not yet been released and remained in captivity for around 50 days

Italian police say bodies of all four individuals were recovered from a burnt van who were working at an agricultural farm

Foreign Office says Strategic Dialogue is the highest-level institutional mechanism between Pakistan and the European Union for structured engagement on political, economic and strategic issues

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs terms the incident “unlawful” and demands the immediate release of all individuals detained during the operation