Islamabad:
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Indonesia has offered to send troops to Palestine, but Pakistan has not yet decided. He added that Pakistan’s leadership will make a decision to deploy peacekeeping forces in Gaza.
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DAR declared that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led the country’s delegation at the United Nations General Assembly, where he dealt with leaders from Australia, Kuwait, Arab countries, Islamic Nations and the United States.
He highlighted Pakistan’s strong attitude towards the Palestinian question, including drawing attention to the ongoing disorder in Gaza and advocating for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid. “The Prime Minister raised the Palestinian case strongly during his meetings, and we continue to push for Israel’s complete withdrawal from Palestinian territories,” he said.
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He also mentioned that the United States had issued a 21-point document that Pakistan did not fully accept. “We made changes to the document and although it has been released by the United States, our revisions should be included,” Dar added.
The Foreign Minister repeated Pakistan’s permanent position, which was also expressed by the Prime Minister at the UN General Assembly. “SaARC countries are also in line with our politics,” he said.
Dar also discussed the importance of the eight-country agreement in the West Bank, which has been welcomed by Palestine, but faced some criticism. “Critics politicize the question. Would they have blood emission to continue? Do they want children and women to die?” Said Dar.
He further emphasized that the United States had been informed of the situation in Gaza as part of the international effort, where the crisis has worsened due to lack of food and significant supplies. “The situation has reached a point where hunger becomes a weapon in Gaza,” he added.
DAR also referred to the growing cooperation between Muslim countries and noted that several leaders, including from Pakistan, were united to press for a decision. “We are convinced that the global community, including the United States, will work against a truce,” he said. “Pakistan’s policy has always been clear and we will continue to support the rights of Palestine.”
Benjamin Netanyahu meets Trump
A day earlier, US President Donald Trump hosted Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House to push the Israeli prime minister to accept his peace plan. “I’m, I’m very confident,” Trump told journalists when he greeted Netanyahu when asked if he was sure there would be peace in Gaza.
He repeated “very confident” when asked if all parties were on board with the 21-point plan to end the nearly two-year war, free hostages that Hamas had and disarms the Palestinian militants.
According to Times of Israel and US News Site Axios, Trump’s plan requires an immediate truce, a phase Israeli withdrawal and the release of hostages within 48 hours. Israel would then free up more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including more serving living conditions.
Usually a staunch ally of Netanyahu, the US president has shown increasing signs of frustration in front of the Israeli Prime Minister’s fourth House House visit since Trump’s return to power. Trump was annoyed by Israel’s recent strike over Hamas members in Key Us Ally Qatar.
And he warned Netanyahu last week against annexing the Israeli occupied the West Bank, which some of Netanyahus Cabinet members have called for, a step that would seriously complicate the route to Palestinian state. Netanyahus Coalition Government is supported by the right-wing ministers against a peace agreement. The road to an agreement remains stranded with pitfalls.
Both Israel and the Arab states are still leaning with the wording of key parts of the peace plan, including the role of any international strength and the Ramallah-based Palestinian authority in the post-war Gaza. “The probability of … a reformed Palestinian authority that completely changes its stripes that accepts a Jewish state … yes, good luck,” Netanyahu told Fox News in an interview Sunday.
Shehbaz supports Trump’s Peace Plan for Gaza
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza and called it an important step towards peace in the Middle East. “I welcome President Trump’s 20-point plan to secure a cessation of the war in Gaza,” Shairf said in a statement Monday, adding that sustainable peace between Palestinians and Israel was crucial to bringing “political stability and economic growth in the region.”
He expressed confidence in Washington’s obligation to help secure an agreement. “It is also my regular belief that President Trump is fully prepared to help in whatever way needed to get this extremely important and urgent understanding to become a reality,” he said.
The prime minister praised Trump’s leadership and highlighted the role of US special envoy Steve Witkoff in the brokerage effort to stop the conflict. “I praise President Trump’s leadership and the important role that the special envoy Steve Witkoff played to put an end to this war,” he said.
Shehbaz also emphasized Pakistan’s support for a two-state solution. “I am convinced that the implementation of the two-state proposal is important to ensure that lasting peace in the region,” he said.
