Pakistani
adjective
Pa·ki·stani
ˌpa-ki-ˈsta-nē 
ˌpä-ki-ˈstä-
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Pakistan or its people
Pakistani
noun
plural Pakistanis
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Trump then began posting about ongoing talks on social media and speaking to several reporters by phone Friday morning as Pakistani intermediaries updated him on ongoing talks with Iranian officials in Tehran.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Days after that ceasefire began, Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held an initial round of peace talks in the Pakistani capital with their Iranian counterparts.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Two Pakistani officials said Monday that Iran has expressed a willingness to send a delegation to Islamabad.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Pakistani authorities began tightening security in Islamabad.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Minutes after the ship seizure was announced, Iranian state media reported on President Masoud Pezeshkian’s phone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier Sunday.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Minutes after the ship seizure was announced, Iranian state media reported on Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s phone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier Sunday.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, and a 17-year-old of dual British-Pakistani nationality who cannot be named because of his age, all from east London, were charged with arson and taken into custody in connection with that incident.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led the mediating efforts.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2026
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Days after that ceasefire began, Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held an initial round of peace talks in the Pakistani capital with their Iranian counterparts.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Two Pakistani officials said Monday that Iran has expressed a willingness to send a delegation to Islamabad.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Pakistani authorities began tightening security in Islamabad.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Minutes after the ship seizure was announced, Iranian state media reported on President Masoud Pezeshkian’s phone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier Sunday.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Minutes after the ship seizure was announced, Iranian state media reported on Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s phone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier Sunday.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, and a 17-year-old of dual British-Pakistani nationality who cannot be named because of his age, all from east London, were charged with arson and taken into custody in connection with that incident.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led the mediating efforts.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Pakistani.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pakistani. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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