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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Iran’s foreign minister instead made two separate visits to Islamabad on the weekend, with Axios reporting that a new proposal was made to the US and conveyed through Pakistani mediators.
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Dan Strumpf, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
The truce followed a deadly Pakistani airstrike on March 17 on a drug treatment facility in the Afghan capital, Kabul, that Afghanistan said killed more than 400 civilians.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Indirect talks between the two sides were ongoing, two Pakistani officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistani Prime Min ister Shehbaz Sharif that ongoing US actions were undermining trust and complicating paths to dialogue, according to Iran’s state broadcaster.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Reuters, citing two Pakistani government sources, said the Iranian delegation had flown out of the country on Saturday.
—Sarah Whitten,azhar Sukri,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
The Mandelstam School in South Miami recently went viral after its third graders performed a dance inspired by and honoring Pakistani culture.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
This decision came just minutes after Pakistani officials said Iran's Foreign Minister had left Islamabad.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was in Islamabad on Friday and Saturday, and spoke with Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Dan Strumpf, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
The truce followed a deadly Pakistani airstrike on March 17 on a drug treatment facility in the Afghan capital, Kabul, that Afghanistan said killed more than 400 civilians.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Indirect talks between the two sides were ongoing, two Pakistani officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistani Prime Min ister Shehbaz Sharif that ongoing US actions were undermining trust and complicating paths to dialogue, according to Iran’s state broadcaster.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Reuters, citing two Pakistani government sources, said the Iranian delegation had flown out of the country on Saturday.
—Sarah Whitten,azhar Sukri,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
The Mandelstam School in South Miami recently went viral after its third graders performed a dance inspired by and honoring Pakistani culture.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
This decision came just minutes after Pakistani officials said Iran's Foreign Minister had left Islamabad.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was in Islamabad on Friday and Saturday, and spoke with Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Pakistani.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pakistani. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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