For Pakistanis United on Gaza, Joining Trump’s Board of Peace Feels Like Betrayal

For Pakistanis united on Gaza, joining Trump’s Board of Peace feels like betrayal

In Pakistan, U.S.-Pakistan rapprochement has always been viewed as a double-edged sword. But now that Islamabad is joining Trump’s “Board of Peace,” many worry the government is putting relations with Washington above national values.

KPK Assembly rejects Pak's decision to join Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza

Peshawar: The provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has unanimously passed a resolution rejecting Pakistan’s decision to join the Board of Peace for Gaza set up by US President Donald Trump. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif joined a group of world leaders in signing the charter for the Board of Peace for Gaza, despite criticism from the opposition parties. Trump hosted the ceremony on the margins of the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Swi…

What is Pakistan getting into with Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’?

Pakistan’s decision to join the US-led “Board of Peace” linked to Gaza has triggered sharp criticism from opposition parties and religious groups, who say the government signed up without taking parliament, or the public, into confidence. The Foreign Office said Pakistan accepted an invitation from US President Donald Trump to join the board, describing it as part of efforts to support a Gaza peace plan under a UN Security Council framework, and…

Pakistan Opposition, Religious Parties Slam Shehbaz Sharif’s Gaza Board Decision

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Cabinet cleared Pakistan's entry into Gaza 'Board of Peace', says PM Shehbaz Sharif

LONDON, Jan 25 : Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the federal cabinet had authorised him to join the US-led Board of Peace, expressing hope that the initiative would help bring lasting peace to Gaza and ensure the protection of the rights and dignity of the Palestinian people. Speaking to domestic media outside the Pakistan High Commission in London, Sharif said he took part in discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos at the …