ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar stressed the importance of uninterrupted energy supplies and the safe and expeditious passage of ships during a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, on Saturday.
According to a Foreign Office statement, the two foreign ministers discussed the latest regional developments.
Dar highlighted the importance of maintaining uninterrupted energy supplies and ensuring the safe and expeditious passage of commercial vessels, particularly given their implications for developing countries and global supply chains.
He underscored that dialogue and diplomacy remained the only viable means of ensuring peace and stability in the region.
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi @Araghchi today.
The two discussed the latest regional developments. DPM/FM stressed the importance of uninterrupted energy supplies and the safe and… pic.twitter.com/2twilzszgm
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) September 19, 2026
The two sides agreed to maintain close coordination and cooperation and decided to meet in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Energy supply concerns
The call comes amid disruptions to regional energy supplies and maritime routes following the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
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The war, pitting the United States and Israel against Iran for the past six months, has seen Tehran impose a stranglehold on the vital Strait of Hormuz, restricting Gulf crude exports.
The situation has worsened with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis targeting an alternative export route, through the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Saudi Arabia’s national oil company Aramco has informed at least two European refineries that they will not receive oil shipments next month, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday.
Saudi exports through the Bab al-Mandab Strait are continuing to suffer, with weekly traffic since the start of August at under a third of this year’s seven-day average, data shows.
Traffic through Bab al-Mandab has been disrupted following recent Houthi gains on the Red Sea coast, hitting Saudi exports particularly hard.
The Iran-backed group now controls the narrow Bab al-Mandab Strait, a vital artery for Saudi oil exports, as the wider Middle East war chokes off the Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
Maritime tracking firm Kpler data shows that in the past seven days just five laden vessels carrying Saudi products have left the Red Sea via the vital route.
The figure has not been higher since the week of July 24, when 11 vessels laden with Saudi products exited the Red Sea through the strait.
Pakistan has continued to emphasise the importance of diplomacy and uninterrupted energy supplies to mitigate the impact of regional instability on developing economies.
