Ministers frame it as diplomacy, while critics warn the plan centralises control and sidelines Palestinian agency
US President Donald Trump shares a lighter moment with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during the unveiling of the ‘Board of Peace’ on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. Photo: Express
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 reaffirming Islamabad’s stance
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