Ashraf AboArafe
At the invitation of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt and His Excellency President Donald Trump of the United States, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, will pay an official visit to Egypt on October 13, 2025, to participate in the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit and attend the signing ceremony of a peace agreement aimed at ending the grave situation in Gaza.
The Prime Minister will be accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, along with a number of senior ministers.
The Sharm El-Sheikh Summit represents the culmination of diplomatic efforts that began on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly held in New York last month. During that gathering, the Prime Minister of Pakistan joined the leaders of seven Arab and Islamic nations—Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, and Turkey—at a high-level meeting with the President of the United States on September 23, 2025, to explore pathways toward achieving peace in Gaza.
In a joint statement, these nations welcomed President Trump’s peace efforts and reaffirmed their shared commitment to working with the United States toward a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, while addressing the urgent humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
The Prime Minister’s participation in the summit reflects Pakistan’s historic, consistent, and unwavering support for the legitimate cause of the Palestinian people—their right to self-determination and to achieve lasting peace and stability in the region. Pakistan hopes that the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit will pave the way for a full Israeli withdrawal, the protection of Palestinian civilians, the safe return of the displaced, the release of detainees, humanitarian relief, and the reconstruction of Gaza.
Pakistan also hopes that these collective efforts will contribute to launching a credible political process aimed at establishing an independent, viable, and geographically contiguous State of Palestine, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif (Jerusalem) as its capital—based on the pre-1967 borders, in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.
