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Pakistan Defers Decision on Joining Proposed Gaza Peace Force

Islamabad conditions any participation on a formal UN Security Council record.

Overview

  • Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said the top leadership will decide on any deployment under the U.S.-backed Gaza plan, which still requires wider acceptance including by Hamas.
  • Pakistan requested that any peace-support arrangement be formally documented at the United Nations Security Council.
  • Dar said Indonesia has offered 20,000 personnel for a proposed special force created specifically for Gaza.
  • Pakistan and seven partner countries issued a joint statement endorsing a Palestinian state on pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds as its capital.
  • Dar emphasized Pakistan made no direct deal with Israel and said day-to-day security would be handled by Palestinian law enforcement under the concept.