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Pakistan receives US invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace on Gaza

By Reuters 18 January 2026, 2:38 pm
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In this handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) on November 12, 2025, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses parliament session on constitutional amendmen (Photo by HANDOUT / Pakistan Press Information Department (PID) / AFP)
In this handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) on November 12, 2025, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses parliament session on constitutional amendmen (Photo by HANDOUT / Pakistan Press Information Department (PID) / AFP)

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace for Gaza, a spokesperson for Pakistan’s ministry of foreign affairs says in a statement.

“Pakistan will remain engaged with international efforts for peace and security in Gaza, leading to a lasting solution to the Palestine issue in accordance with United Nations resolutions,” the statement adds.

Pakistan does not have diplomatic relations with Israel.

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