Overview
- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted on X lauding President Donald Trump for an instrumental role in the Kuala Lumpur Accord and a Gaza peace plan, saying his efforts saved millions of lives.
- Former Pakistani ambassador Husain Haqqani mocked the message, saying Sharif remains in contention for gold in what Fareed Zakaria once called the Olympic sport of flattering Trump.
- Indian Congress MP Shashi Tharoor amplified Haqqani’s jab by reposting it, adding visibility to the criticism across the region.
- Sharif’s latest remarks follow his Peace Summit speech in Egypt earlier this month calling Trump a man of peace and asserting Pakistan had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Social media reactions faulted Sharif for excessive flattery, and as of now there are no reported policy repercussions from the exchange.