SRINAGAR: Pakistan has nominated US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his “diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership” during the recent India-Pakistan conflict, which ended in a ceasefire after several days of cross-border shelling. The escalation followed a terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, that killed 26 people.
The announcement was made on X by the Pakistan government: “Government of Pakistan Recommends President Donald J. Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The Government of Pakistan has decided to formally recommend President Donald J. Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis.”
The nomination was announced shortly after Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Asim Munir, met Trump at the White House on Wednesday. The rare meeting came in the aftermath of a four-day military flare-up between the two countries. According to Geo News, Munir joined Trump for lunch, though details of the discussion were not disclosed.
Munir, recently accorded the honorary rank of Field Marshal, had earlier called for Trump’s nomination, crediting him with helping defuse a situation that could have escalated into a nuclear confrontation.
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly confirmed before the meeting that Trump would host Munir after the army chief publicly supported the former president’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
According to Dawn, Pakistani officials are describing the White House invitation as a significant diplomatic achievement.
