Islamabad (TDI): Pakistan and seven other Muslim-majority countries on Wednesday announced their decision to join US President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” according to a joint statement issued by their foreign ministers.
The statement was released by the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, who said they welcomed the invitation extended by President Trump to their respective leaders.
“The ministers announce their countries’ collective decision to join the Board of Peace,” the statement said, adding that each country would complete the required legal and procedural steps. Egypt, Pakistan, and the UAE have already formally confirmed their participation.
The statement noted that all eight countries had previously worked with President Trump in October last year on a framework aimed at ending Israel’s war and military operations in Gaza. The UAE confirmed its decision a day earlier, while Pakistan and Egypt followed on Wednesday.
The ministers reaffirmed their support for Trump-led peace efforts and pledged to assist in implementing the mandate of the Board of Peace as a transitional mechanism. The initiative is part of the Comprehensive Plan to end the Gaza conflict, endorsed by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803. The plan seeks to consolidate a permanent ceasefire, support Gaza’s reconstruction, and advance a just and lasting peace based on the Palestinian right to self-determination and statehood under international law.
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Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reiterated Pakistan’s stance on Gaza, saying Islamabad would continue working with Arab and Islamic partners to support peace and uphold Palestinian rights.
“Pakistan has been and will continue to work with our brotherly Arab-Islamic countries for lasting peace in Gaza and for ensuring the right to self-determination of our Palestinian brothers and sisters,” Dar said in a post on X.
Earlier, Pakistan’s Foreign Office separately confirmed that Islamabad had accepted Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace with the objective of achieving durable peace in Gaza. The invitation was extended to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif last week.
“In response to the invitation extended by President Donald J. Trump, Pakistan announces its decision to join the Board of Peace as part of its efforts to support the implementation of the Gaza peace plan under UN Security Council Resolution 2803,” the Foreign Office said.
The statement expressed hope that the new framework would lead to concrete progress toward a permanent ceasefire, increased humanitarian assistance for Palestinians, and the reconstruction of Gaza.
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Pakistan also reiterated its support for a credible, time-bound political process leading to the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
“Pakistan looks forward to playing a constructive role within the Board of Peace to help achieve these goals and to ease the suffering of the Palestinian people,” the Foreign Office said.
President Trump first proposed the creation of the board when he announced his Gaza peace plan last September. However, invitations sent to world leaders last week outlined a broader global mandate for conflict resolution.
A draft charter circulated among nearly 60 countries calls for members to contribute $1 billion if they wish to extend their membership beyond an initial three-year term, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.
