A planned signing ceremony in Geneva on Friday has been canceled after the Iran–United States memorandum of understanding was already signed electronically. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has postponed his visit to Switzerland, his spokesperson Mosharraf Zaidi told AFP. Zaidi explained that the proposed trip was suspended because the memorandum had already been completed digitally from Islamabad.

He added that subsequent steps under a comprehensive framework would proceed through discussions at various stages. Earlier on Thursday, questions arose about the event’s future when Prime Minister Sharif removed parts of a social media post referring to the planned ceremony in Switzerland on June 19, 2026. The deleted section had mentioned that Pakistan, with Qatar’s mediation, would mark the historic event and begin technical-level talks.

By Thursday evening, Pakistani sources confirmed that the plan for the Geneva event had changed, despite earlier assurances that it would proceed as scheduled.