Pakistan has announced it plans to nominate US President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, citing the role that Islamabad says he played in helping to negotiate a ceasefire last month between India and Pakistan. On X, the Pakistani government said Trump deserved the award "in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis". India has denied the US served as a mediatorto end the fighting last month, and says it does not want any diplomatic intervention from a third party. Trump has often suggested he should receive the Nobel Peace Prize, whose winner this year will be named in October. In May, Trump made a surprise announcement of a ceasefire between India and Pakistan following four days of fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Pakistan's government said in its post early on Saturday: "President Trump demonstrated great strategic foresight and stellar statesmanship through robust diplomatic engagement with both Islamabad and New Delhi, which de-escalated a rapidly deteriorating situation. "This intervention stands as a testament to his role as a genuine peacemaker." There was no immediate response from Washington or New Delhi. Trump has repeatedly said that India and Pakistan ended the conflict after a ceasefire brokered by the US, and also that he had used trade as a lever to make them agree. Pakistan has corroborated US statements about brokering the ceasefire, but India has denied it. Last month, Trump said he told India and Pakistan that a ceasefire was necessary in order for them to maintain trade with the US. "I said, 'Come on, we're going to do a lot of trade with you guys [India and Pakistan]. Let's stop it," he told reporters. The Nobel move was applauded by Mushahid Hussain, a former chair of the Senate Defence Committee in Pakistan's parliament. "Trump is good for Pakistan," he told Reuters. "If this panders to Trump's ego, so be it. All the European leaders have been sucking up to him big time." But Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan's former ambassador to the US, criticised the move as "unfortunate". "A man who has backed Israel's genocidal war in Gaza and called Israel's attack on Iran as 'excellent'," she wrote on X. "It compromises our national dignity," she added. On Friday, Trump posted onTruth Socialthat he had helped broker negotiations between multiple nations, but despite this: "No, I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do." Trump entered office vowing to quickly end the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Gaza wars, although peace deals in both conflicts have eluded him so far. He has frequently criticised Barack Obama for winning a Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 after less than eight months as US president. In 2013, Trump called on the Norwegian Nobel Committee to rescind the award.
Pakistan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
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Pakistan's government has officially announced its intention to nominate U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, attributing this decision to Trump's involvement in facilitating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan last month. The Pakistani administration praised Trump for his "decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership" during the recent conflict, which saw heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. On social media platform X, the government claimed that Trump's strategic foresight and diplomatic efforts were instrumental in de-escalating the situation. However, India has rejected the notion that the U.S. acted as a mediator in the ceasefire negotiations, asserting that it does not seek third-party involvement in its dealings with Pakistan. The ongoing dispute highlights the differing narratives between the involved nations regarding the ceasefire's origins and the role of international actors like the U.S. in resolving the crisis.
Trump, who has often expressed a desire for recognition through the Nobel Peace Prize, previously announced a ceasefire after days of intense fighting in May. He claimed that he encouraged both nations to halt hostilities to facilitate trade relations with the U.S. While some Pakistani officials praised the nomination as a means to bolster relations with Trump, critics within Pakistan have condemned the move. Notably, Maleeha Lodhi, the former ambassador to the U.S., described the nomination as compromising Pakistan's dignity due to Trump's controversial foreign policy actions, including his support for Israel. Trump himself has expressed skepticism about receiving the Nobel Prize, stating that despite his efforts, he believes he will not be awarded it. The contrasting perspectives within Pakistan regarding Trump's nomination reflect broader tensions about the country's foreign policy direction and its implications for national identity and dignity.
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