Islamabad:
The foreign ministers of eight Muslim countries – Jordan, United Arab Emirates (Water), Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt – haunted the measures announced by Hamas on Sunday in response to the 20 -point proposal from American President Donald Trump to end the Gaza war.
Hamas has announced the release of hostages and the start of negotiations on a lasting peace agreement. In a joint statement published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said they “welcomed the measures taken by Hamas” and “the call of President Trump on Israel to immediately arrest the attack on the attack and start the implementation of the exchange agreement”.
They expressed their appreciation for “Trump’s commitment to establish peace in the region”, qualifying the developments of “real opportunity” to achieve a complete and sustainable cease-fire and to tackle humanitarian disintegration in Gaza.
The ministers also welcomed the announcement of Hamas that he was ready to give the administration of Gaza to a transitional Palestinian administrative committee made up of independent technocrats. They underlined the urgent need to launch negotiations on the mechanisms for implementing the proposal and to process all related aspects.
The declaration reiterated the joint engagement of countries to work in the immediate end of hostilities in Gaza, to guarantee the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid, to prevent the movement of Palestinians and to avoid any measure that puts civilians in danger.
He also called for the release of hostages, on the return from the Palestinian authority to Gaza, the unification of Gaza and the West Bank, and a complete Israeli withdrawal leading to reconstruction and a way to a just peace based on the two -state solution.
The joint declaration occurred in the midst of the growing regional and international concentration on the Gaza Peace Plan of 20 points recently unveiled by President Trump, who aims to arrest the two -year conflict and to establish a framework for the governance and reconstruction of Gaza.
According to the details published by US officials, the 20-point plan includes an immediate cease-fire, the release of all hostages within 72 hours and a progressive Israeli withdrawal from Gaza to pre-aggressive lines.
He also calls for the creation of an international stabilization force to monitor the truce, the disarmament of Hamas and the establishment of a technocratic transition administration for Gaza under international surveillance.
The proposal also considers a large -scale reconstruction program entitled “New Gaza”, to be financed by international donors, while excluding Hamas from any advanced role. In the longer term, the plan promises a progressive movement towards Palestinian self-government and a political settlement with two states.
While Israel accepted the conditional plan, Hamas said on Friday that it was ready to cooperate on key provisions – including the release of all captives and the end of hostilities – provided that Israel has its military operations and allows negotiations to continue.
However, several Muslim countries, including Pakistan, argued that the American version of the plan differs from a project previously discussed among the Arab and Islamic states. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ishaq Dar, told Parliament on Friday that “changes were made to the project without consultation”.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs added that if Pakistan supports all efforts to end the war, “the plan must align with the principles and the earlier proposals agreed by Muslim countries”.
Diplomatic sources have said that Pakistan and other regional states were now focusing on the guarantee that the implementation of any humanitarian access without restrictions, no movement of the Palestinians and the return of the Palestinian Authority to Gaza.
The Trump peacetop, presented during meetings on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly last month, has been the most ambitious international initiative since the start of the Gaza War in 2023. Egypt and Qatar mediators should facilitate indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in the coming days to finalize the practical stages and a prisoner exchange.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Sunday that Senator Mushtaq Ahmad, who was aboard the Sumud Aid flotilla for Gaza, is under the care of Israeli forces but is safe and healthy.
In a statement published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the spokesman said that Pakistan was in contact with its international partners to ensure the “security and repatriation” of its citizens, who were “illegally detained by the Israeli occupation forces”.
“Thanks to the diplomatic channels of a friendly European country, we have confirmed that former Senator Mushtaq Ahmad is under the care of the Israeli forces occupying and is safe and healthy,” the statement said.
The spokesman added that, under local legal procedures, Senator Mushtaq would be presented to a court, after which his expulsion orders were expected. “When the expulsion orders are issued, its repatriation will be facilitated on an accelerated basis,” the statement said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that Pakistan had already coordinated the safe return of several citizens who landed earlier from the flotilla. He also expressed a “deep gratitude to the fraternal countries which helped the repatriation of our citizens”.
“The Government of Pakistan remains attached to the protection of all its citizens abroad and provides for the completion of this repatriation process in the coming days,” the statement added.
Flotilla Sumud, transporting international activists and humanitarian aid, was intercepted by Israeli forces earlier this week as it was trying to break the blockade on Gaza. Among the detained persons were several foreign nationals, including the Pakistanis, whose release and repatriation are now prosecuted through diplomatic channels.
