Iranian foreign minister leaves Pakistan without meeting US envoys

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (second left) meets Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP/PA)

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan on Saturday evening as officials in Islamabad attempted to facilitate a second round of talks between the United States and Iran.

Mr Araghchi met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and other senior officials, two Pakistani officials said.