Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Pakistan is willing to join a proposed Gaza stabilisation force only under a strictly peacekeeping mandate that does not include disarming Hamas or peace enforcement.
- Dar framed 2025 as a restoration of Pakistan’s international standing and claimed military success in a four‑day May confrontation with India, while rejecting Indian allegations of strikes on its installations as unverified.
- He said Pakistan nominated President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for facilitating the ceasefire, describing parallel messages from Washington and Riyadh that preceded the truce.
- On financing, Dar said the UAE is expected to acquire shares in Fauji Group to settle a $1 billion liability, with a separate $2 billion loan rollover under discussion, and he thanked Saudi Arabia, the UAE and China for financial support.
- In regional diplomacy, Dar held a call with Egypt’s foreign minister to reaffirm cooperation and acknowledged that Saudi‑hosted talks with Afghanistan produced no results, saying progress hinges on Kabul’s counterterrorism commitments.