PM Shehbaz to attend Trump’s Board of Peace meeting

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif – (Web Desk) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to attend the first meeting of the Board of Peace, led by US President Donald Trump, on February 19 in Washington, sources told Geo News on Tuesday.

According to officials, the Pakistani government has formally notified the Gaza Peace Board about the prime minister’s participation in the inaugural session.

The meeting was initially reported by US media outlet Axios, which noted that the event will also function as a fundraising conference to support Gaza’s reconstruction. The gathering is set to take place at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC.

An official later confirmed to Reuters that the Board of Peace meeting is scheduled for February 19.

Meanwhile, last month, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to supporting international initiatives focused on peace and stability in Gaza. He emphasized that Pakistan will continue its engagement to help achieve a lasting resolution to the Palestine issue in line with United Nations resolutions.

Pakistan has reiterated at international forums its readiness to play a “constructive role” in the US peace plan for Palestine.

Pakistan joins US President Trump’s Board of Peace on Feb 19 in Washington, D.C., as a founding member. Talks to focus on G*za ceasefire, humanitarian aid & post-w*r reconstruction. PM or deputy to represent Islamabad, aiming to influence priorities & frameworks.

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US President Donald Trump launched his new board at World Economic Forum in Davos in late January, with world leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, signing on to pursue a lasting agreement for Gaza.

A group of leaders and senior officials from 19 countries — including Trump allies from Argentina and Hungary — gathered on stage with the US president to put their names to the founding charter of the body.

Governments around the world have reacted cautiously to Trump’s invitation to join the initiative. While some of Washington’s Middle Eastern allies have joined, many of its traditional Western allies have thus far stayed away. Permanent membership on the board costs $1 billion.

A UN Security Council resolution, adopted in mid-November, authorised the board and countries working with it to establish an international stabilisation force in Gaza, where a fragile ceasefire began in October under a Trump plan on which Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas signed off.

Under Trump’s Gaza plan, revealed late last year, the board was meant to supervise Gaza’s temporary governance. Trump thereafter said it would be expanded to tackle global conflicts.

A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the planned Board of Peace meeting.

Many rights experts say that Trump overseeing a board to supervise a foreign territory’s affairs resembled a colonial structure and have criticised the board for not including a Palestinian.

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The fragile ceasefire in Gaza has been repeatedly violated, with over 550 Palestinians and four Israeli soldiers reported killed since the truce began in October.