'It's not our document': Pakistan's top diplomat on Trump's Gaza plan

KARACHI, Pakistan

Pakistan's top diplomat Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the Israeli war on Gaza is “not our document.”

“This is not our document, which we sent to them. There are some key areas that we want covered … If they are not covered, they will be covered,” he said, adding that the immediate objectives of the plan were to ensure a ceasefire, “stop the blood, let the humanitarian aid flow and end forced displacement,” Dar said while addressing a news conference in the capital Islamabad.

Consider Trump’s announcement of the 20-point plan as “an announcement from their side,” he added.

“We have issued a joint statement on behalf of eight countries. We own this. If there is any difference anywhere, we would go by — we are committed to this, he said, referring to a joint statement issued by eight Muslim countries supporting Trump's plan.

Leaders of Türkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, and Indonesia held a meeting with Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, where the US president discussed his plan for ending the Israeli onslaught in Gaza.

Later, speaking to local broadcaster Geo News, Dar reaffirmed that the draft of Trump's plan released by the White House “does not include all of our proposals.”

It coincided with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani's remarks that some issues in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan “require clarification and negotiation.”

“Trump’s proposed plan achieves a key objective by ending the war, but there are some issues that require clarification and negotiation,” Al Thani told the Doha-based Al Jazeera television.

“We hope everyone will look at the plan constructively and seize the opportunity to end the war,” he said.

The Qatari premier said that Doha has not yet received Hamas’ response to the plan.

On Monday, Trump unveiled a 20-point plan to end Israel's war on Gaza during a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The plan calls for the release of all Israeli captives in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners, the complete disarmament of Hamas, a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the formation of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee to govern the enclave.

A pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood is outlined in the plan as a possibility — but not a guarantee.

The Israeli army has killed over 66,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in Gaza since October 2023. The relentless bombardment has rendered the enclave uninhabitable and led to starvation and the spread of diseases.