Pakistan is currently facing severe embarrassment and discomfort with the peace deal between the US and Iran. Pakistan has played an important role in concluding this agreement with Qatar. But Pakistan has now come under fire for its delay in making the terms of the deal public. US Vice President JD Vance said in an event, one of the reasons for the delay in releasing the details of the agreement is H.‘l Lack of media freedom in Pakistan. US President Donald Trump announced the interim agreement on June 15, but its terms were not officially released until two days later.
The US vice president explained that Washington was taking time to release the details due to concerns about the transparency of information. He said that the regimes of Pakistan and Qatar do not have the constitutional protection of media or freedom of speech as in the United States. That is why the written text of the agreement should be open to public examination and analysis, There is no such concept or expectation in those countries. But in the United States, people have a right to know everything in detail. After intense pressure from opposition parties and critics, the full deal was made public on Wednesday. Critics speculated that the United States might make major concessions to Iran, So this information is hidden.
Pakistan has termed the deal as one of its biggest diplomatic achievements. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that a formal signing ceremony would take place in Switzerland in June‘b. But to his surprise, US President Trump and Iranian President Massoud Pezheshkian signed the deal digitally on Thursday. Iran’s Foreign Ministry has also clarified that no ceremony is held in Switzerland. The Pakistani prime minister then quietly removed the information from his social media and canceled his visit to Switzerland. This incident has greatly embarrassed Pakistan internationally. The current state of freedom of speech and press in Pakistan is very poor and recent constitutional amendments have further curtailed it.
Referring to other terms of the deal, Vice President Vance said Iran agreed to destroy its uranium stockpile in exchange for economic relief. He called it a major victory for the United States. There was talk of a $300 billion project to rebuild Iran, but Vance made it clear that it would not cost the United States a dime. Iran can benefit economically from other countries’ investments, But for this they have to completely change the system of the country.