Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar clarified that the Gaza peace plan unveiled by US President Donald Trump was not the same as the draft jointly prepared by Muslim nations, including Pakistan.
Addressing the National Assembly, Dar said Trump’s 20 points were altered from their original proposal. He noted that Muslim states engaged the US only because international bodies like the UN, Security Council, and OIC had failed to halt the Gaza bloodshed.
Dar explained that Muslim leaders had pressed Trump during UNGA meetings, stressing that Gaza had undermined global institutions’ credibility. In response, Trump pledged cooperation and later shared a 20-point framework at a private meeting in Qatar’s embassy, which was reviewed by eight Muslim countries. A revised draft was returned to Washington, but Trump’s final plan excluded key demands.
He added that Saudi Arabia informed him some urgent recommendations were accepted, while others were dropped. States had two options: continue talks or let the US plan proceed with a joint statement. “I chose the second,” Dar said.
Defending PM Shehbaz Sharif’s reaction, he said the premier only responded to a social media post without seeing full details, reaffirming Pakistan’s unchanged stance on Palestine as per Quaid-e-Azam’s vision.
Dar also confirmed a former Pakistani senator was detained by Israel during the Global Sumud Flotilla and said Pakistan was working with a European country for his release. He further highlighted Pakistan’s new Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia, noting other nations are interested in joining.
To read details of proposal, check out Trump and Netanyahu Unveil Gaza Peace Plan After 65,000 Fatalities
