Pakistani Opposition Parties Reject Joining Donald Trump’s Peace Committee
Several opposition parties in Pakistan have condemned Islamabad’s decision to officially join the “Peace Committee” led by Donald Trump, the President of the United States, and have called for the move to be halted.
These parties emphasize that any Pakistani participation in such a committee should be postponed until a comprehensive and transparent consultative process takes place domestically, stressing that decision-making at this level without political consensus is unacceptable.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, criticized the structure of the committee, stating that Trump created the framework according to his own interests, appoints its members, and personally chairs it. He warned that tying hopes for peace, economic stability, and a better future for Palestinians to such a committee would, in his view, only lead to self-deception.
He further described Islamabad’s joining of the committee as a sign of Pakistan’s foreign policy being influenced by external pressures and added that the country has, in the past, failed to formulate an independent foreign policy based on national interests.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party also rejected the government’s decision to join the peace committee, warning that this move could have international repercussions and should not be undertaken without transparency and broad political consultation.
