The foreign minister of Pakistan, 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 Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad.
Dar: “Not Our Document”
Consider Trump’s announcement of the 21-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.
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.”
Ishaq Dar had outlined PM Shabazz Sharif and his own engagement on the sidelines of the UNGA session. Dar stated that Pakistan’s delegation’s visit to the UNGA had two main purposes. One related to the activities at the UNGA and the second one was to interact with the like-minded countries to come on finding a solution to end the ongoing misery in Gaza as a member of the Muslim Ummah. Dar said a preparatory meeting was held before Muslim leaders moved with troops. He added that the meeting with Trump was held with the objective of trying for a ceasefire in Gaza and making arrangements for sending immediate humanitarian aid to the Strip without any hurdles.
Stop the forced displacement of Palestinians and make arrangements for the return of those displaced from Gaza. The meeting also discussed a plan for the reconstruction of Gaza and stopping Israel’s attempt to annex the West Bank and Gaza. He said that it was decided that the details of the meeting held in this regard would be secret and classified.
While addressing a question, he asserted that there would be no compromise on stopping the annexation of the West Bank and that Pakistan still stands on its position of an independent statehood for Palestinians.
Criticism and Backlash in Pakistan
President Donald Trump’s 21-point proposal triggered a strong backlash on social media, raising suspicions that Pakistan is moving towards recognising Israel and abandoning its long-held position of the two-state solution with East Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian state. Or is Pakistan compromising on its demand for an independent Palestinian state altogether?
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Axios has reported that Trump’s Gaza plan was significantly revised following Netanyahu’s visit, prompting backlash from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey.
Key changes driven by Netanyahu:
➤ Eliminated mention that the US and Israel requested Qatar to host… pic.twitter.com/gL8eSGBEY7
— Fidato (@tequieremos) October 1, 2025
Dar added that the Palestinian Authority also welcomed the statement; however, the plan is receiving criticism in Pakistan. On the question of sending the troops to Gaza, he said Pakistan will decide later to send its peacekeeping troops to Gaza. He further said that the arrangement would be documented at the UN Security Council. In response to the question, he said that Pakistan still believes in an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital and that seven other countries also share this position with Pakistan.
Netanyahu’s Edits Stir Anger Among Arabs
The news outlet Axios claims that on Sunday, White House envoy Steve Whitkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met for six hours with Netanyahu and his confidante Ron Dremmer, in which Netanyahu managed to negotiate several edits in the text, in particular in the conditions and timetable for Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Official Statement on Gaza Peace Plan:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, as the largest political party of Pakistan and the true voice of its people, expresses its deep concern over the recently announced President Donald Trump’s Peace Plan about Gaza, which…
— PTI (@PTIofficial) October 1, 2025
By welcoming the Trump plan the Muslim “powers” including Pakistan have given a clean chit to the war crimes, famine and genocide by Israel. No one will pay for their war crimes as all join the perverse dream of “rebuilding” Gaza under one of the biggest war criminals Tony Blair.… pic.twitter.com/oiy380QrxU
— M. Jibran Nasir 🇵🇸 (@MJibranNasir) September 30, 2025
The new proposal ties Israel’s withdrawal to the progress of disarming Hamas and gives Israel a veto power over the process. Even if all the conditions are met and the three phases of withdrawal are completed, Israeli forces will remain within a security parameter inside Gaza until Gaza is properly secured from any resurgent threat, which could mean indefinitely.
Officials from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey were furious over the changes, and Qatar even tried to convince the Trump administration not to release a detailed plan on Monday due to these objections. The White House released it anyway and pushed the Arab and Muslim countries to support the plan.
Arab countries believe these edits weaken the Palestinian rights and delay Gaza’s independence, while giving excessive power to Israel in the process. Muslim countries want a clearer, time-bound path for Palestinian independence, releasing it from the permanent control of Israel.
The final Trump plan takes the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza off the table. It also rules out Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank and Gaza. It promises a surge in humanitarian aid to Gaza. It includes support by the Trump administration for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood. And commits the US to resume peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
With Additional Inputs from GVS South Asia Desk