ISLAMABAD: The 20 points that US President Donald Trump announced as part of his Gaza plan this week were not in line with the draft proposed by a group of Muslim-majority countries, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday.
Changes were made in the plan, Dar told Pakistani lawmakers in parliament.
"I have made it clear that these 20 points which Trump has made public are not ours. These are not the same as ours. I say that some changes have been made in it, in the draft we had," he said.
According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, Dar apprised members of Pakistan’s active engagement during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
“The DPM/FM also underlined Pakistan’s extensive diplomatic outreach, participation in high-level events and sideline bilateral meetings, constructive role in advancing peace efforts, and principled advocacy for the rights of the Palestinian and Kashmiri people,” the statement said.
Recalling the joint statement issued by Pakistan alongside seven Muslim-majority countries, Dar said that the statement called for “unrestricted delivery of sufficient humanitarian aid to Gaza, no displacement of the Palestinians, full Israeli withdrawal, rebuilding of Gaza, and creating a credible path for a just peace on the basis of the two-state solution, under which Gaza is fully integrated with the West Bank.”
“Dar reiterated Pakistan’s consistent and principled position: the two-state solution is the only viable path to a just and lasting peace, through the establishment of a contiguous, independent and sovereign State of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital,” the press release said.
Trump published on Monday the plan that would end the war between Israel and Hamas militants and require the return of all hostages living and dead within 72 hours of a ceasefire.
The plan leaves many details for negotiators to hash out and hinges on acceptance by Hamas militants who launched the war against Israel on October 7, 2023. It refers to a redeveloped Gaza as "New Gaza."
