Pakistan rejects Trump’s call for peace with ‘Israel’
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Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has firmly rejected any possibility of the country joining the Abraham Accords, emphasizing that such a move would conflict with Pakistan’s core principles.
In an interview with Samaa TV, Minister Asif stated, “Personally, I don’t think we should join any accord that clashes with our fundamental ideologies.”
He added that Pakistan maintains a “very clear stance that this is not acceptable to us.”
The remarks respond directly to recent statements by US President Donald Trump, who urged several Muslim-majority nations, including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and others involved in Iran-related diplomacy, to normalize relations with ‘Israel’ through the Abraham Accords framework.
Pakistan has long maintained a policy of not recognizing ‘Israel’ absent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Minister Asif reinforced this position, noting that Pakistani passports explicitly exclude ‘Israel’ as a valid destination.
The Abraham Accords, originally brokered during Trump’s first term, facilitated normalization agreements between ‘Israel’ and several Arab nations including the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.
Efforts to expand the accords have gained renewed attention amid ongoing regional diplomatic initiatives.
Asif clarified that Pakistan has neither initiated nor received any formal proposal regarding the Accords.
He questioned the reliability of potential partners, stating, “How will you sit down with those people whose word cannot be trusted even for a single day?”
