Dar Cleared Pakistan’s Stance on Trump’s Gaza ‘Peace Deal’

ISLAMABAD: In a press release on September 30, Dar briefed the media about Trump’s peace plan for Gaza and Pakistan’s stance on it. Dar clearly said that Pakistan has put forward a document that was made on behalf of Muslim countries. The present Trump’s plan is different from what we forwarded. Pakistan will never accept this plan unless the points they gave are incorporated into it.

Dar clarified Pakistan’s stance:

White House has made the peace plan for Gaza public. It seems that the plan has become unsuccessful in gathering the public’s consent. Everyone bashed Trump and his so-called plan.

Primarily, through X, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, gave a signal that Pakistan is supporting Trump in his peace plan for Gaza. Later on Tuesday, Dar, in a press conference, clarified that Pakistan will never support such plans for Gaza unless the points that were formulated by the eight Muslim countries are incorporated in the peace plan for Gaza.

He said, “This is not our document, which we sent to them. There are some key areas that we want covered. If they are not covered, they will be covered.” He also said in a clear way that Trump’s announcement has no backing support from Pakistan. 

He also talked about sending troops to protect Palestine. He said, “On the ground, there will be Palestinian law-enforcement agencies. There will be separate forces supporting them. Indonesia has offered 20,000 troops for that. I am sure Pakistan’s leadership will also be deciding on this.”

Dar cleared that the force would be specially sent for Gaza, and the arrangement of deployment of these forces would be documented at the UN Security Council.

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Dar explains the diplomatic push:

Dar explained Pakistan’s main purpose at the UN General Assembly. He said that Pakistan wants to work with “like-minded countries” to end the suffering in Gaza as a “member of the Muslim ummah.”

According to him, eight countries, including Pakistan, agreed to raise the matter directly with US President Donald Trump. Before meeting Trump, Muslim leaders held a preparatory session to finalize their joint stance.

The agenda with Trump focused on securing a Gaza ceasefire, ensuring smooth humanitarian aid, preventing forced displacement, planning reconstruction, and stopping Israel from annexing the West Bank. Dar said, “These objectives were conveyed to Trump, and he was asked to work with us on achieving them.”

Trump, he added, proposed that his team and the foreign ministers of the eight Muslim countries would work out a “workable solution.”

Behind closed doors:

Dar revealed that discussions were kept “secret” and “classified.” He said he later received messages from the Saudi foreign minister about a draft joint statement on Gaza. After proposing changes, Dar said, a revised version was issued.

Dar confirmed that Pakistan’s stance on Palestine remains unchanged. “Do you still believe in the two-state solution? He said, “There was no change in Pakistan’s policy on Palestine. The seven other countries are also with us on this.”

Netanyahu’s last-minute changes:

However, US outlet Axios reported that the final deal looked different from the earlier draft because of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s intervention. He reportedly pushed edits after a six-hour meeting with White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

The new draft linked Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza to disarming Hamas, gave Israel veto power, and allowed its forces to remain in a “security perimeter.” These changes angered Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkiye, though no public objection was made. Qatar even urged the US to delay releasing the plan, but the White House went ahead.

Trump’s ultimatum to Hamas:

After Qatar and Egypt shared the 20-point plan with Hamas, Trump gave the group “three to four days” to accept or face “a very sad end.” He told reporters: “Hamas is either going to be doing it or not, and if it’s not, it’s going to be a very sad end.”

But Hamas officials dismissed the plan as biased, saying it “serves Israel’s interests” and ignores Palestinian rights. A senior figure said the group is unlikely to accept disarmament or surrender its weapons.