‘Diplomatic intervention’: Pakistan nominates Donald Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize; cites role in India-Pakistan crisis

Pakistan has nominated US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, crediting his “decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership” through the latest crisis between India and Pakistan.The announcement was made in a put up on social media platform X, the place Pakistani officers mentioned Trump performed a key role in defusing tensions between the 2 nuclear-armed neighbours.The nomination follows feedback made by Trump on Friday, in which he argued he deserved the celebrated award for a number of peace efforts, together with his involvement in easing tensions between India and Pakistan. “I should have gotten it four or five times,” the president mentioned. “They won’t give me a Nobel Peace Prize because they only give it to liberals.”Also Read: After PM Modi units file straight on ceasefire deal, Donald Trump takes U-turn, says India and Pakistan ‘determined’ to cease battleWhile the Indian authorities has rejected the concept that Trump performed a role in the ceasefire, Trump insists he helped stop a possible struggle. “Well, I stopped a war… I love Pakistan. I think Modi is a fantastic man. I spoke to him last night. We’re going to make a trade deal with Modi of India,” he instructed reporters earlier this week. “But I stopped the war between Pakistan and India. This man was extremely influential in stopping it from the Pakistan side. Modi from the India side and others. They were going at it – and they’re both nuclear countries. I got it stopped.”Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, has additionally secured a lunch assembly on the White House following his advice that US President Donald Trump be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2026. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly confirmed the assembly will happen however didn’t present a date.This just isn’t the primary time Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. In the previous, loyal lawmakers and supporters have submitted his title for consideration. He has additionally repeatedly voiced frustration at being ignored, referencing the 2009 win of former US President Barack Obama.Trump additionally introduced on Truth Social that he had organized a peace treaty between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. He mentioned officers from each nations would journey to Washington on Monday to signal the settlement, though their joint assertion listed the date as June 27.“This is a Great Day for Africa and, quite frankly, a Great Day for the World!” Trump wrote. He additionally criticised the Nobel committee for not acknowledging his earlier peace efforts in different areas. “I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for this, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War between India and Pakistan, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the War between Serbia and Kosovo, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for keeping Peace between Egypt and Ethiopia... No, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do… but the people know, and that’s all that matters to me!”The peace settlement between the DRC and Rwanda, reached throughout three days of negotiations in Washington, goals to finish a decades-long battle in jap Congo.Trump has positioned himself as a worldwide peacemaker, typically highlighting his negotiation expertise as a key method to ending worldwide conflicts. However, the wars in Gaza and Ukraine are ongoing, with no decision reached greater than 5 months into his presidency.