Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump played a decisive role in preventing a “catastrophic war” in South Asia during a four-day military confrontation with India in May.
Shehbaz said that although Pakistan was in a strong position, it agreed to a ceasefire on May 10 thanks to Trump’s “brave and visionary leadership” .
He expressed deep appreciation to Trump and his team for their active involvement in securing the truce, saying the timely intervention helped avert a much larger conflict.
He also claimed that Pakistan’s forces had shot down seven Indian fighter jets during the May 7–10 clashes.
For this reason, Shehbaz announced that Pakistan had recommended Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The prime minister’s speech came a day after he and Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, met Trump at the White House.
Shehbaz reiterated Pakistan’s willingness to engage India in “multi-field, comprehensive, and results-oriented dialogue” covering all outstanding issues, including Kashmir and the Indus Waters Treaty.
On wider global issues, he strongly condemned Israel’s “genocidal attacks” in Gaza, illegal settlements, and decades-long occupation.
He described the violence against Palestinian women and children as “one of the most heartbreaking tragedies of our time” and reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for an independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital.
He also noted that Pakistan has lost over 90,000 lives and suffered US$150 billion in financial losses over 20 years of counter-terrorism operations, calling for stronger global measures to combat Islamophobia.
