ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and seven other Muslim states announced in a joint statement on Wednesday that they had accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to become a part of the Board of Peace (BoP) body that aims to resolve conflicts, hoping for permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
The White House last week announced the names of some members of the BoP to restore peace in conflict-ridden areas including Gaza, where a fragile ceasefire has been in place since October 2025. Chaired by Trump, the board would include US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, former British prime minister Tony Blair and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Other countries that have previously joined the BoP include the UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Morocco and Vietnam. Israel announced on Wednesday its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will also be a member of the board.
“The Ministers announce their countries’ shared decision to join the Board of Peace,” a joint statement by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Türkiye, Indonesia, Egypt and the UAE read.
“Each country will sign the joining documents according to its respective relevant legal and other necessary procedures, including Egypt, Pakistan and the UAE, that have already announced to join.”
The statement expressed support for implementing the board’s mission, aimed at consolidating a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and its reconstruction.
It also hoped the board would ensure lasting peace in the Middle East by granting Palestinians the right to an independent state as per the principles of international law.
Pakistan’s foreign office in an earlier statement had announced that Islamabad had accepted Trump’s invitation to join the global body.
The foreign office said Pakistan hoped concrete steps will be taken toward the implementation of a permanent ceasefire, further scaling up of humanitarian aid for the Palestinians as well as reconstruction of Gaza with the creation of the board.
Pakistan has consistently supported the demand for Palestinian statehood under UN resolutions and has publicly criticized Israeli military operations in Gaza, while also opposing broader regional escalations, including attacks on Iran.
According to the BoP’s charter seen by international wire agency AFP, the board is “an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.”
As chairman of the BoP, Trump has the power to pick members of an executive board to be “leaders of global stature” to “serve two-year terms, subject to removal by the chairman,” the board’s charter as seen by AFP reads.
