Pakistan nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role in resolving a India-Pakistan conflict.
Pakistan cites Trump’s role in defusing India
clash; critics call the move ‘controversial’.
Islamabad, Pakistan — The Pakistani government
announced on Saturday that it will officially nominate former U.S. president
Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. The nomination credits Trump’s
diplomatic efforts to halt a four-day conflict between India and Pakistan last
May, although some in Pakistan say the move ignores his support for Israel.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry released a statement
praising Trump’s “strategic foresight and stellar statesmanship,” asserting
that his intervention de-escalated a dangerous stand-off between two
nuclear-armed neighbors. “This stands as a testament to his role as a genuine
peacemaker,” the statement read.
While Pakistan is confident that Trump’s phone
calls to both sides stopped the fighting, Indian officials have denied any
third-party role. India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, said that
hostilities ended only after Pakistan requested a ceasefire and that “no
mediation took place.”
Not all Pakistanis support the nomination.
Prominent television host Talat Hussain criticized the move on X, calling Trump
“Israel’s sugar daddy in Gaza,” and stating that someone who supports attacks
on Iran should not be considered for a Nobel.
Trump himself has publicly listed his diplomatic
successes, including the India-Pakistan ceasefire and the Abraham Accords.
However, he recently wrote, “No, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what
I do,” expressing his skepticism about the Nobel committee.
The nomination comes as Pakistan’s army chief Field
Marshal Asim Munir was recently invited to lunch with Trump in Washington — the
first such invitation during a civilian government’s tenure. Supporters like
Mushahid Hussain argue that even if the gesture strokes Trump’s ego, it may
yield diplomatic dividends for Pakistan.
If accepted, Pakistan’s nomination will go to the
Nobel committee in Oslo. Washington has yet to comment. Observers say that
while nominations can come from any government, winning requires broad
international support — something Trump currently lacks.
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