- The Prime Minister speaks to the media outside the Pakistan High Commission in London.
- Prime Minister says he thanked US President for preventing war between Pakistan and India.
- The prime minister describes his commitments in the WEF as “very good” and productive.
LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said US President Donald Trump expressed “good wishes” for Pakistan during a recent brief interaction with him at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The Prime Minister made these comments while speaking to the media in front of the Pakistan High Commission in London on Saturday.
The prime minister said he thanked the American president for his role in preventing a war between its nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan and India.
Praising Trump’s peace efforts, he said millions of lives were saved by preventing an imminent war between two nuclear-armed powers in South Asia.
On several occasions, the American president has claimed to have stopped eight wars around the world, including one between Pakistan and India.
Last year, Pakistan and India engaged in a military standoff, the worst between the old enemies in decades, which was sparked by a terror attack on tourists in the Pahalgam area of IIOJK, which New Delhi alleged was backed by Pakistan.
Islamabad denied involvement in the Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 men, and offered to take part in a neutral investigation into the deadly incident.
During the clashes, Pakistan shot down seven Indian fighter jets, including three Rafales, and dozens of drones. After at least 87 hours, the war between the two nuclear-armed nations ended on May 10 with a US-brokered ceasefire agreement.
To another question, Prime Minister Shehbaz said that they joined the Trump-led ‘Peace Board’ in the hope that the initiative would help restore peace in Gaza.
Prime Minister Shehbaz and other world leaders signed the charter of the “Peace Board” headed by US President Donald Trump on Thursday in Davos.
The prime minister expressed his hope that Palestinians would be granted their rights with dignity and respect and that Gaza would be rebuilt.
Prime Minister Shehbaz said his engagements outside the WEF were “very good” and productive.
The prime minister said he had participated in the Davos discussions at the invitation of the US president, who had invited him to join what he described as a “Peace Board.”
The Prime Minister said the humanitarian situation in Gaza required urgent international attention and reiterated Pakistan’s long-standing position in support of Palestinian rights.
The prime minister also referred to his meeting with the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), calling the interaction positive.
He did not share details of the discussion but said Pakistan would continue to engage constructively with international financial institutions as it works to stabilize its economy.
Commenting on regional security, the prime minister said Pakistan remained committed to peace in the region and believed that dialogue and diplomacy were the only viable path forward.
Earlier, the prime minister concluded his participation at the Davos forum, where he met with world leaders, policymakers and business executives, focusing on economic cooperation, investment and global peace initiatives.
