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Pakistan connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has besides been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to articulation the Board of Peace for Gaza.
India has besides been invited to articulation the board by Mr. Trump, sources successful New Delhi said. Apart from India and Pakistan, astatine slightest 4 much countries person been invited to articulation the committee connected Sunday (January 18) — Hungary, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus.
The White House released a database of appointed members to the founding Executive Board of the Board of Peace connected Friday (January 16) arsenic the state moved to the 2nd signifier of Mr. Trump’s 20-point bid program for Gaza.
President Trump has already declared himself arsenic the seat of the body.
In effect to media queries, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tahir Andrabi confirmed that Pakistan did get a ceremonial invitation.
“The Prime Minister of Pakistan has received the invitation from the President of the United States to articulation the Board of Peace connected Gaza,” Mr. Andrabi said successful a statement.
“Pakistan volition stay engaged with planetary efforts for bid and information successful Gaza, starring to a lasting solution to the Palestine contented successful accordance with United Nations resolutions,” helium added.
He, however, did not elaborate connected the issue.
The White House said the Board of Peace comprises leaders with “experience crossed diplomacy, development, infrastructure, and economical strategy” arsenic it invited the heads of astir 60 states, including those of Turkiye, Egypt, Argentina, Indonesia, Italy, Morocco, the U.K., Germany, Canada, and Australia to articulation the bid body.
U.S.' Secretary of State Marco Rubio, erstwhile British Prime Minister Tony Blair, World Bank President Ajay Banga, and Mr. Trump's elder negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are besides portion of the panel.
