Overview
- Pakistan formally signed onto the Board of Peace at Davos alongside about 20 countries in the presence of President Donald Trump.
- Islamabad held talks with U.S. officials, including Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and agreed to a joint working group to continue discussions on Gaza and broader security cooperation.
- Security sources reported Pakistan signalled conditional willingness in principle to contribute to a proposed International Stabilisation Force, seeking clarity on mandate, command and a timeline to build domestic support.
- A senior security official said any decision on troop deployment rests with the federal government and Parliament, stressed the ISF remains hypothetical and insisted Pakistan would not take actions against Palestinians.
- Pakistan is seeking economic assurances, enhanced intelligence sharing and long-term security cooperation from Washington, while U.S. interlocutors conveyed Israel’s discomfort with possible participation by Pakistan and Türkiye.