ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace on Gaza in Washington today, Thursday, as Islamabad says its participation is aimed at securing a ceasefire, reconstruction, and an independent Palestinian state.
The visit comes at Trump’s invitation and will run from Feb. 18–20, according to the Prime Minister’s Office, with Sharif accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and other senior officials.
The Board of Peace, formed under a UN Security Council resolution following a fragile October 2025 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, is intended to oversee international stabilization and rebuilding efforts in Gaza after months of war.
“Pakistan joined the Board of Peace as part of its almost eight decades long support for the rights and dignity of the Palestinian people. This begins and ends with the establishment of a Palestinian state based on pre 1967 borders and Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital,” Prime Minister’s spokesperson for foreign media Mosharraf Zaidi told Arab News.
Pakistan formally joined the body last month after Sharif signed its charter alongside other world leaders in Davos. The forum includes an eight-nation Muslim bloc comprising Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
