ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said this week that the federal cabinet gave the green signal for Pakistan to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP) body after holding consultations on the matter.
Sharif, along with the representatives of 18 other countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Türkiye, Indonesia, Qatar and others, signed the BoP’s charter with Trump during the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos on Thursday.
The Board brings together participating states and stakeholders seeking to support dialogue, stability and peace-related initiatives linked to the ongoing crisis in Gaza. However, Pakistani opposition parties have criticized the government for not holding consultations before joining the Trump-led initiative.
“Pakistan received the invitation for the Board of Peace on which the cabinet, after consultations, gave the authorization to join,” Sharif told reporters outside the Pakistan High Commission in London on Saturday.
He said the government had decided to join the global body with the hope that it would establish peace in Gaza and aid in the territory’s reconstruction.
