Crisis on all fronts: Pakistan sought Iran-US peace, faces turmoil at home

Pakistan had hoped to position itself as a key diplomatic player in efforts to broker a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Instead, the country finds itself confronting a deepening security crisis at home, with unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), escalating cross-border tensions with Afghanistan, deadly militant attacks and fresh military losses exposing challenges on multiple fronts.