The Authorities of Pakistan has formally nominated US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Pakistan attributed Trump’s “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal management” to having eased a latest armed conflict between India and Pakistan, which resulted in a ceasefire after a number of days of intense cross-border shelling.
The struggle broke out after a terror strike in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, took 26 lives. India retaliated with “Operation Sindoor” on Might 7, firing at terror camps in Pakistani-occupied areas. This resulted in 4 days of intense firing, which was dropped at an finish on Might 10 when the army commanders of each nations determined to name off hostilities. India has held that its robust army motion compelled Pakistan to ask for the hostilities to be stopped.
The nomination was made public by the federal government of Pakistan on X, within the following phrases: “Authorities of Pakistan Recommends President Donald J. Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The Authorities of Pakistan has resolved to formally nominate President Donald J. Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, in appreciation of his decisive diplomatic intervention and key management all through the latest India-Pakistan disaster.”
This adopted intently after President Trump acquired Pakistan’s Military Chief, Asim Munir, on the White Home on Wednesday—a uncommon go to that got here after the army disaster. Geo Information reported that Munir had lunch with Trump, though particulars of their dialogue haven’t been made public.
Munir, who was just lately appointed as a “Discipline Marshal”—the primary officer to be so since Ayub Khan in 1959—had already referred to as for Trump’s Nobel nomination. He attributed the US President with saving the 2 South Asian nations from a attainable nuclear standoff. White Home press secretary Anna Kelly additionally affirmed previous to the assembly that “Trump would obtain Munir after he referred to as for the president to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for averting a nuclear battle between India and Pakistan.”
As reported by Daybreak, Pakistani officers are highlighting Munir’s White Home invitation as a “severe diplomatic achievement,” emphasising its perceived significance of their overseas coverage.