How did Pakistan broker a temporary truce between Iran and the US?

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the United States and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire "everywhere" following mediation by his government. - Reuters

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary between Iran and the United States to secure a temporary ceasefire and host negotiations to end the war in the Middle East.

On Wednesday (April 8), Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the United States and Iran -- and their allies had -- agreed to a ceasefire "everywhere" following mediation by his government.