Reuters

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.&nbsp;Changes were made in the plan,&nbsp;Dar&nbsp;told Pakistani lawmakers in parliament.&nbsp;&quot;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,&quot; he said.&nbsp;According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, Dar apprised members of Pakistan&rsquo;s active engagement during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;The DPM/FM also underlined Pakistan&rsquo;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,&rdquo; the statement said. Recalling the joint statement issued by Pakistan alongside seven Muslim-majority countries, Dar said that the statement called for &ldquo;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.&rdquo; &ldquo;Dar reiterated Pakistan&rsquo;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,&rdquo; the press release said.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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 &quot;New Gaza.&quot;&nbsp;

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Trump's 20-point Gaza plan 'not ours', says Pakistan foreign minister