Iranian officials met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ahead of the delegation's talks with US counterparts to end the conflict in the Middle East, according to media reports.

The meeting lasted about 40 minutes and both sides discussed the preconditions of the expected US-Iran talks later today, according to Pakistani sources.

According to separate Pakistani sources, the pace of the talks is slower than expected, and it may go longer than expected.

Earlier, the high-level Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf arrived in Islamabad ahead of anticipated talks with the United States.

After touching down, the Iranian team met with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Syed Asim Munir, according to Iran's Mehr News Agency.

The US negotiation team led by Vice President JD Vance arrived in Pakistan at midday on Saturday.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar expressed hope that all parties involved in the ongoing conflict would engage constructively to advance efforts toward a peaceful resolution.