Pakistan has thrown its weight behind former US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role in quelling tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, Pakistan and India. According to Islamabad, it was Trump’s decisive intervention that stopped the crisis from spiraling out of control, potentially saving millions of lives.
The Pakistani government announced its formal recommendation this Friday, highlighting the critical role the former president played following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which New Delhi claimed was backed by Pakistani militants. “We decided to formally recommend President Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for his pivotal leadership during the recent crisis between India and Pakistan,” the statement read.
Trump has long claimed credit for the ceasefire between the two nations announced on May 10, despite India’s skepticism. New Delhi has been firm in its stance, stating that it “does not accept and will never accept” mediation from any external party. Yet, Trump maintains that he was the one to broker the deal and avert further bloodshed.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump expressed frustration over not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for other instances where he acted as a peacemaker, listing examples like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, Serbia and Kosovo, and Egypt and Ethiopia. “I should have gotten [the Nobel Peace Prize] four or five times,” he said, hinting at the political nature of the award.
As this debate unfolds, one thing is certain: the former president has no shortage of advocates—and critics—in the realm of international diplomacy.
