DND Report
The Government of Pakistan, through an X message in the early hours of June 21, 2025, announced that it has decided to formally recommend President Donald J. Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal leadership during the recent India-Pakistan crisis. Since then, this decision has been under discussion even at tyre-mending shops because such a bold and brave announcement came at a time when President Trump is in the middle of issues such as the Gaza genocide and a possible US attack on Iran in the forthcoming weeks.
President Trump on June 21, 2025, reaffirmed that Iran was working on a nuclear test and Tehran would not be allowed to do so, although Iran has been saying time and again that under a Fatwa of its supreme leaders, Iran had no intention of making a weapon that could do mass destruction. Even US intelligence reports say the same, but President Trump again rejected intelligence reports and took the same position that he had held earlier. He said on June 21, 2025, that he did not believe the intelligence reports of the United States.
The government circles are of the view that the announcement of Pakistan recommending President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize can contribute to changing his plan of jumping into the Israel-Iran war and attacking Iran. This viewpoint makes sense because a person who wishes the Nobel Peace Prize and has been nominated by a country will avoid indulging in a war; rather, he will try to “buy war with business” (as he always says). They believe Pakistan’s announcement links with its contribution to avert the Indo-Pak standoff that could surpass the conventional threshold as both countries are nuclear powers. The situation became grave when the international community witnessed unprovoked and unlawful Indian aggression over Pakistan, resulting in the tragic loss of innocent lives, including women, children, and the elderly, and Pakistan’s response in self-defense of launching Operation Bunyanum Marsoos. There is no doubt that US President 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, ultimately securing a ceasefire and averting a broader conflict between the two nuclear states that would have had catastrophic consequences for millions of people in the region and beyond. This intervention stands as a testament to Trump’s role as a genuine peacemaker and his commitment to conflict resolution through dialogue.
The Government of Pakistan, in its statement, added that it is hopeful that Trump’s earnest efforts will continue to contribute towards regional and global stability, particularly in the context of ongoing crises in the Middle East, including the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Gaza and the deteriorating escalation involving Iran. Pakistan’s decision to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize is linked with his efforts to stabilize the Indo-Pak subcontinent and is a logical move.
The Israel-Iran conflict is an ongoing phenomenon, and nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. President Trump on Friday (in the US) through his X shared a long list of conflicts he said he had resolved, including India and Pakistan, and added, “I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do.”
He wrote:
Great Day for the World! 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 (A massive Ethiopian built dam, stupidly financed by the United States of America, substantially reduces the water flowing into The Nile River), and I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for doing the Abraham Accords in the Middle East which, if all goes well, will be loaded to the brim with additional Countries signing on, and will unify the Middle East for the first time in “The Ages!” No, I won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize, no matter what I do, including Russia/Ukraine, and Israel/Iran, whatever those outcomes may be, but the people know, and that’s all that matters to me!
After reading between the lines, everybody can understand that President Trump has a deep desire to he should be praised and appreciated with a Nobel Peace Prize. Pakistan, without wasting time, took advantage of the moment and announced that Islamabad would recommend Trump’s name. In Islamabad’s diplomatic Corps, this Pakistani move is being taken as “a clever, smart, timely and targeted move”. Diplomats read this development through information (they have) about the recent luncheon thrown by President Trump for Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and a long meeting at the White House.
The process of nomination of the Nobel Peace Prize indicates that the list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize is released 50 years after the prize is awarded, under the statues of the Nobel Foundation, and the Nobel Committee does not confirm the names of nominees, neither to the media nor to the candidates themselves. There are cases where names of candidates appear in the media, either as a result of sheer speculation or because individuals themselves report having nominated specific candidates.
For the year 2024, Prize, there were 286 nominees, and the deadline was 31 January 2025. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate(s) of 2025 will be announced on 10 October, with the award ceremony taking place on 10 December in Oslo, Norway. After announcement of awards, new nomination for the year of 2026 shall be taken therefore, there are five months are left and who knows what would be reputation of President within Europe (majority of judges are from European countries) and what role he could have been played in Middle East, particularly in Israel-Iran conflict.
