Trump has repeatedly said he averted a nuclear war, saved millions of lives \u2013 and grumbled that he got no credit for it.<\/p>\n
Pakistan says it would recommend United States President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, an accolade that he has said he craves.<\/p>\n
In May, a surprise announcement by Trump of a ceasefire brought an abrupt end to a four-day conflict between nuclear-armed foes India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Trump has since repeatedly said that he averted a nuclear war, saved millions of lives and grumbled that he got no credit for it.<\/p>\n
Pakistan agrees that US diplomatic intervention ended the fighting, but India says<\/a> it was a bilateral agreement between the two militaries.<\/p>\n \u201cPresident Trump demonstrated great strategic foresight and stellar statesmanship through robust diplomatic engagement with both Islamabad and New Delhi, which de-escalated a rapidly deteriorating situation,\u201d Islamabad said in a statement posted on X.<\/p>\n \u201cThis intervention stands as a testament to his role as a genuine peacemaker and his commitment to conflict resolution through dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n Governments can nominate people for the Nobel Peace Prize. There was no immediate response from Washington, DC, or New Delhi.<\/p>\n Some analysts in Pakistan said the move might persuade Trump to think again about potentially joining Israel in striking Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities<\/a>. Pakistan has condemned Israel\u2019s action as a violation of international law and a threat to regional stability.<\/p>\n In a social media post on Friday, Trump gave a long list of conflicts he said he had resolved, including India and Pakistan and the so-called Abraham Accords<\/a> in his first term between Israel and some Muslim-majority countries. He added: \u201cI won\u2019t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n Pandering to Trump\u2019s \u2018ego\u2019?<\/p>\n Trump has repeatedly said that he is willing to mediate between India and Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region, their main source of enmity. Islamabad, which has long called for international attention to Kashmir, is delighted.<\/p>\n But his stance has upended US policy in South Asia, which had favoured India as a counterweight to China, and put in question previously close relations between Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\n