SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday held a series of high-level meetings with global leaders, including US President Donald Trump, on the sidelines of the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit to formalise the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal.
PM Sharif and President Trump warmly shook hands during the cordial exchange and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest.
President Trump briefly met more than 20 leaders who arrived in the Egyptian resort city to attend the conference. The meetings were followed by a group photo.
The summit, co-chaired by President Trump and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, brought together leaders and top officials from over 20 countries and global organisations — including the United Nations, European Union, and Arab League — to endorse a peace agreement described by Egypt’s foreign ministry as a “historic document ending the war in the Gaza Strip.”
شرم الشیخ امن سربراہ اجلاس
وزیرِ اعظم محمد شہباز شریف اور امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ کی غزہ امن معاہدے پر دستخط سے پہلے ملاقات، گرمجوشی سے مصافحہ اور گفتگو
فلسطینی صدر محمود عباس کی بھی صدر ٹرمپ سے ملاقات مصافحہ اور گفتگو pic.twitter.com/0ScH4goal5
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) October 13, 2025
Pakistan Reaffirms Support for Palestine
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and reiterated Islamabad’s commitment to continue extending diplomatic, moral, and humanitarian support for their just struggle.
“Our position is rooted in justice and humanity,” Sharif said, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office.
“Pakistan will continue to stand by the Palestinian cause and support all peaceful initiatives aimed at ending violence and ensuring the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”
Sharif met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the summit. The meeting, later joined by Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, focused on the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and future steps for Gaza’s reconstruction.
President Abbas expressed gratitude to Pakistan for its “consistent and principled” support of the Palestinian cause and its “firm advocacy on political and diplomatic fronts,” according to Pakistan’s state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
Both leaders welcomed the ceasefire as a “vital step toward lasting peace and the future development of the Palestinian people.”
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had a warm and cordial meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit, also joined by the King of Bahrain.
President Abbas thanked Pakistan for its unwavering political and diplomatic support. 🇵🇰🫱🏼🫲🏽🇵🇸
Both… pic.twitter.com/Lub5yX6PPs— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) October 13, 2025
PM Sharif Praises Trump’s Role
Ahead of the summit, Prime Minister Sharif praised US President Donald Trump’s role in mediating the Gaza peace agreement between Israel and Hamas, calling it a “decisive step towards ending years of bloodshed.”
“Grateful to our co-hosts, President El-Sisi and President Trump,” PM Sharif wrote on the social media platform X.
“We would not have seen this moment without President Trump’s outstanding leadership and unwavering commitment. It took his single-minded pursuit of peace to end the needless killing and destruction.”
The Pakistani leader said the ceremony marked the “closing of a genocidal chapter, one that the international community must ensure is never repeated anywhere again.”
Two years of Israeli bombardment in Gaza have killed more than 67,869 people, according to Palestinian health authorities, with the toll continuing to rise as more bodies are recovered.
Meetings with Global Leaders
On the sidelines of the Sharm El-Sheikh summit, Prime Minister Sharif held a series of bilateral meetings with world leaders and senior officials to discuss the Gaza truce and broader regional stability.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Sharif held meetings with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.
Prime Minister @CMShehbaz has reaffirmed Pakistan’s unflinching solidarity with the people of Palestine and its continued diplomatic and moral support to them@PakPMO @ForeignOfficePk #RadioPakistan #News #PMinEgypt https://t.co/N4CC0jW3cx pic.twitter.com/npWic7wBd9
— Radio Pakistan (@RadioPakistan) October 13, 2025
During these engagements, discussions focused on collective efforts to ensure lasting peace in the Middle East, particularly in Gaza.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and reiterated the country’s commitment to continue extending diplomatic, moral, and humanitarian support for their just struggle.
PM Sharif also met with Amir of Qatar Sheikh Thamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the sidelines of the Gaza Peace Summit. During the meeting, the two sides expressed their shared commitment to further stratagem Pakistan and Qatar cooperation across diverse fields, Radio Pakistan reported.
During their meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Amir of Qatar reaffirmed the strong and historic bilateral ties between Pakistan and Qatar.
The Prime Minister expressed heartfelt appreciation for the Amir’s steadfast leadership, diplomacy, and cooperation with fellow brotherly nations, which played a pivotal role in the signing of the historic peace agreement at Sharm El-Sheikh earlier today.
He also praised Qatar’s consistent and dedicated efforts in pursuing a just and lasting resolution to the crisis in Gaza.
Pakistan and Qatar have expressed the shared commitment to further deepen their cooperation across diverse field@PakPMO @CMShehbaz @PakinQatar @ForeignOfficePk #RadioPakistan #PMShehbazinEgypt https://t.co/HijoSog5Fs pic.twitter.com/5l4DL1eApE
— Radio Pakistan (@RadioPakistan) October 13, 2025
While welcoming the Gaza peace agreement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated Pakistan’s longstanding support for the establishment of an independent and viable Palestinian state, based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
He further reaffirmed Pakistan’s continued commitment to providing humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people.
Peace Summit and Ceasefire Agreement
The Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit marked the culmination of weeks of intensive diplomacy launched on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s 80th session in New York last month.
According to AFP, mediators — the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkiye — signed a “guarantee document” ensuring the implementation of the ceasefire and the exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hamas.
Hamas did not attend the summit directly, though Palestinian President Abbas participated on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. Israeli officials also did not take part.
The Egyptian presidency said the gathering in the Red Sea resort town sought “to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, and usher in a new era of regional security.”
World leaders attending included British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
