Islamabad hopes Trump meeting with Muslim leaders will bear ‘encouraging’ results on Gaza
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed hope that United States (US) President Donald Trump’s meeting with Muslim leaders this week will bear “encouraging” results for Gaza, Pakistani state media reported on Sunday.
Trump held the multilateral meeting with the leaders of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Turkiye, Indonesia and others on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.
The US President had presented them with a 21-point peace plan for the Middle East and Gaza, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Wednesday, adding that he is confident of “some sort of breakthrough.”
The meeting came at a crucial time for the Middle East region as Israel has ramped up its military operations in Gaza, where it has killed over 65,000 people since October 2023, with Muslim nations urging the international community to hold Tel Aviv accountable.
