As the fiery tensions between Israel and Iran escalate into a full-blown conflict, with Israel launching deep strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and former US President Donald Trump hinting that America might soon join the fray,

President Donald Trump met Pakistan’s army chief Wednesday in Washington as the US considers supporting Israeli airstrikes on Iran, a country with a cooperative and complex relationship with the government in Islamabad.

The Israel- Iran conflict could trigger new security and economic challenges for Pakistan, which is already grappling with militancy, separatism and economic instability.The escalating Israel- Iran conflict has far-reaching security,