Pakistan has requested US gov't to end blockade: sources

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has made a request to the United States government to end a naval blockade of Iran's ports to give another push to the halted talks process, Pakistani sources told Xinhua on Wednesday.

The sources said that Pakistan has also requested the US side to release the seized Iranian ship and crew, and has received positive signals from the US side.

However, there is no timeline for when the ship and its crew will be released, the sources said.