Pakistan to join Trump's 'Board of Peace' on Gaza
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FILE PHOTO: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives to attend a plenary session of the International Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, the International Day of Neutrality, and the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality status, at the Congress Centre in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan December 12, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 21 - Pakistan will join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" to help achieve lasting peace in Gaza, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
The board, set up late last year under Trump's Gaza plan, is aimed at resolving global conflicts.
Some countries have reacted with caution to the initiative, although the U.S. has said that over 20 countries have agreed to join so far.
Islamabad's move is part of its efforts to support the Gaza plan under the U.N. security council framework, the foreign office said in a statement.
Pakistan hoped "concrete steps will be taken towards the implementation of a permanent ceasefire" as well as to boost aid and aid Gaza's reconstruction, it said.
Pakistan took the decision in response to Trump's invitation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the statement said. REUTERS
