Trump's shoutout to Pak PM, Asim Munir for backing Gaza plan. Here's what he said

Donald Trump was speaking at a press briefing after the White House announced a peace plan for Gaza, which would end the war between Israel and Hamas militants.

Updated on: Sep 30, 2025, 07:48:01 IST

By Majid Alam

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US President Donald Trump on Monday praised Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir for backing the Gaza peace plan.

Trump on Monday praised Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir. (AP)

Trump made the remark while speaking at a press briefing after the White House announcement of the 20-point Gaza peace plan, which would end the war between Israel and Hamas militants.

During the briefing, Trump heaped praises for several Arab leaders, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, for their contributions and suggestions in the peace plan, being pushed by the White House for the redevelopment of what it calls the “New Gaza”.

Also Read: Demilitarisation, temporary govt, Hamas surrender: What Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan includes

“I want to thank the leaders of many Arab and Muslim nations for their tremendous support in developing the proposal... My meetings and dialogue with the Saudi Arabia, the Emir of Qatar, the UAE, The King of Jordan... President Erdogan of Turkey, President of Indonesia, we were together," Trump said while lauding world leaders for their support in the peace plan.

Speaking of the Pakistani leaders, Trump said, “The prime minister and the field marshal of Pakistan, they were with us right from the beginning. They just put out a statement that they fully believe in this pact.”

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“It just came out as I was walking around. They (officials) said, 'Sir you have a big notice from the prime minister of Pakistan and from the field marshal' that they back this 100%,” Trump said in the briefing.

Shehbaz Sharif took to X to welcome Trump’s proposal and said that a durable peace between Palestinians and Israelis is essential for political stability and economic growth in the region.

What is the peace plan?

If both Israel and Hamas agree to Trump's proposal, the war in Gaza will end immediately with the release of hostages and prisoners from the two sides and a demilitarisation. Following the release of hostages and disarming of Hamas, Israeli forces will start withdrawing, with all military operations suspended and battle lines frozen.

While the Hamas would release all the Israeli hostages, dead or alive, within 72 hours of Israel accepting the proposal. Once the hostages are released, Israel will free 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and 1,700 Gazans arrested after the start of the conflict on October 7, 2023.

Trump's praise for Shehbaz, Munir

President Trump last week praised Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir as great guys ahead of a scheduled meeting at the Oval Office.

"We have a great leader coming, the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Field Marshal. Field Marshal is a very great guy, and so is the Prime Minister, both, and they're coming, and they may be in this room right now," Trump told reporters before the meeting.

The meeting, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, was the latest in a series of high-level US engagements with Pakistan.

Sharif, who was accompanied by Asim Munir, made a brief visit to Washington DC from New York for the meeting with Trump on Thursday.

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Majid Alam
Majid Alam is a Chief Content Producer working at Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi. He currently heads shifts at online desk and manages homepage apart from writing, editing and curating articles. With over six years of experience in journalism, Majid has navigated national, politics and international news. His work primarily focuses on the politics of the Hindi heartland, government policies, and South Asia. He also writes on US and Europe’s policies vis-à-vis India. Before joining Hindustan Times, Majid worked at ABP LIVE as the Chief Copy Editor and at News18, where he managed the World and Explainers sections. His articles have featured in Dialogue Earth, The Quint, BMJ, The Diplomat, and Outlook India. Majid has a keen interest in the use of data for storytelling. Majid holds a Masters in Convergent Journalism from Jamia Millia Islamia. He was awarded the Erasmus+ scholarship to study International Affairs at Sciences Po, Paris in 2020. He is also part of the OCEANS Network, an alumni network of Erasmus+ exchange scholars. He is currently serving as the National Representative (India) at the OCEANS Network. Apart from journalism, Majid has a flair for academic writing and loves to teach. He has published a book chapter: 'Bombay Cinema and Postmodernism' in the book: 'Handbook of Research on Social and Cultural Dynamics in Indian Cinema.' He was also part of the OCEANS Network delegation to Hanoi National University of Education in Vietnam in 2025. He has also given guest lecture in digital journalism at AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia.Read More

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